Deborah Krakow MD
Birth Defect & Fetal Treatment, Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk, Reproductive Genetics/Prenatal Genetics
Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA Professor of Human Genetics and Orthopaedic Surgery
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10833 Le Conte AvenueRoom 22-243 CHSLos Angeles, CA 90095
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Summary
- I am board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Medical Genetics. I specialize in providing care to fetuses suspected of having congenital birth defects, as well as mothers with genetic disorders.
As a medical geneticist, I also specialize in seeing patients with musculoskeletal disorders including forms of short and tall stature. My group has on-going research efforts both laboratory and clinical trials in the area of individuals with genetic disorders at all ages.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1993 - 1995- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1991 - 1993
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984 - 1987
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Achondroplasia: aligning mouse model with human clinical studies shows crucial importance of immediate postnatal start of the therapy.Gustavo Rico-Llanos, Frantisek Spoutil, Eva Blahova, Adolf Koudelka, Michaela Prochazkova
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2024-11-29 - Loss of the long form of Plod2 phenocopies contractures of Bruck syndrome-osteogenesis imperfecta.Alexander Kot, Cora Chun, Jorge H Martin, Davis Wachtell, David Hudson
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2024-09-02 - Clinical utility of comprehensive gene panel testing for common and rare causes of skeletal dysplasia and other skeletal disorders: Results from the largest cohort to ...Gretchen MacCarrick, Swaroop Aradhya, Mitch Bailey, Dorna Chu, Abigail Hunt
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2024-09-01
Press Mentions
How in-House Genomics Advances Prenatal Care at UCLA HealthJanuary 15th, 2025- ‘How Did YOU Get Pregnant?’ How Disabled Mothers Are Neglected by Modern MedicineSeptember 30th, 2021
- Symptoms Generally Ease After a Month, but Can Persist Longer for 25 Percent of Pregnant WomenOctober 7th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Training in Urologic and Gynecologic Cancers (PCORT UroGynCan)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2020–2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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