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Bruce Korf, MD, Medical Genetics, Birmingham, AL

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Medical Genetics Birmingham, AL

Clinical Cytogenetics, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics

Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair of Medical Genetics; Professor of Genetics; Chief Genomics Officer, UAB Medicine

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  • Office

    1717 6th Ave S
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 800-822-8816

Summary

  • Chief Genomics Officer, UAB Medicine,
    Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Endowed Chair of Medical Genetics, Professor, Department of Genetics

Education & Training

  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 1982 - 1983
  • Childrens Hospital
    Childrens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1980
  • Rockefeller
University
    Rockefeller UniversityPh.D., 1979
  • Cornell
University
    Cornell UniversityA.B., 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1983 - 2005
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education American Society of Human Genetics, 2009
  • Honoree National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, Massachusetts Chapter, 1995
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Expanding the Clinical Phenotype of Individuals with a 3-Bp in-Frame Deletion of the NF1 Gene (c.2970_2972del): An Update of Genotype–Phenotype Correlation  
    Rachel K Hachen, Elizabeth K Schorry, Arthur S Aylsworth, Katherine A Rauen, Ashraf Syed, Daryl A Scott, Lois J Starr, Donald G Basel, Lynne M Bird, Leah W Burke, Mari..., Nature
  • Germline and Somatic NF1 Alterations Are Linked to Increased HER2 Expression in Breast Cancer  
    Maria T Acosta, Bruce R Korf, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Phase I trial and pharmacokinetic study of sorafenib in children with neurofibromatosis type I and plexiform neurofibromas.  
    Kim A, Dombi E, Tepas K, Fox E, Martin S, Wolters P, Balis FM, Jayaprakash N, Turkbey B, Muradyan N, Choyke PL, Reddy A, Korf B, Widemann BC, Pediatr Blood Cancer, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Integration of Genomics into Medical Practice: When and How? 
    San Francisco, CA - 6/1/2013
  • Genomic Testing in the Clinic: Next Steps 
    San Francisco, CA - 2/1/2013
  • Treatment of Pediatric Genetic Disease 
    Columbus, GA - 2/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • All of Us Research Program Launches New Enrollment Location in Dothan, Ala
    All of Us Research Program Launches New Enrollment Location in Dothan, AlaMarch 20th, 2023
  • Investment in UAB Genomic Research Offers Significant Dividends
    Investment in UAB Genomic Research Offers Significant DividendsDecember 3rd, 2020
  • Looking to the Future with Dr. Francis Collins
    Looking to the Future with Dr. Francis CollinsMarch 16th, 2020
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Professional Memberships