DiannaMMilewiczMD

Medical Genetics • Houston, TX

Clinical Genetics

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston

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Office
6410 Fannin St
1400
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-500-6727

Fax+1 713-500-6556

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2011 - Present
TX State Medical License 1987 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2023
GA State Medical License 2017 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1998

Clinical Trials

National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Genetic Risks for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) to Treat Moyamoya-like Cerebrovascular Disease in Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome (SMDS) Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 06
Recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

63 citations
Clinical and biochemical profiles suggest fibromuscular dysplasia is a systemic disease with altered TGF-β expression and connective tissue features
Santhi K. Ganesh, Rachel Morissette, Zhi Xu, Florian S. Schoenhoff, Benjamin F. Griswold
FASEB Journal. 2014-04-14
206 citations
Fibrillin–2 ( FBN2 ) mutations result in the Marfan–like disorder, congenital contractural arachnodactyly
Elizabeth A. Putnam, Hui Zhang, Francesco Ramirez, Dianna M. Milewicz
Nature Genetics. 1995-12-01
227 citations
Genetics of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Diseases
Amélie Pinard, Gregory T. Jones, Dianna M. Milewicz
Circulation Research. 2019-02-15

Journal Articles

Original Investigation Clinical Validity of Genes for Heritable Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
Gregor U Andelfinger, Alan F Scott, Harry C Dietz, Mark E Lindsay, Dianna M Milewicz, ScienceDirect
MYLK Pathogenic Variants Aortic Disease Presentation, Pregnancy Risk, and Characterization of Pathogenic Missense Variants
Dianna Milewicz, MD, Nature

Press Mentions

How UTHealth Houston Is Improving Health Outcomes for Cardiovascular DiseaseFebruary 14th, 2023
Genetic Paths to Predicting Heart DiseaseSeptember 29th, 2022
Targeting a Specific Protein in Smooth Muscle Cells May Dramatically Reduce Atherosclerotic Plaque FormationJune 16th, 2022
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Grant Support

Genetic Predisposition To Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms/DissectionsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
Sccor In Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And DissectionsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
Dysregulation Of Tgf-Beta Signaling In Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And DissectionsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
Sequencing Candidate Genes For Hyperplastic VasculomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2009
Genetic Basis Of Aortic Aneurysms/DissectionsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2009
The Administrative CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
Ethnic Differences In The Genetic Basis Of Intracranial AneurysmsNational Center For Research Resources2005
TexgenNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Genetic Basis Of Aortic AneurysmsNational Center For Research Resources1993–2005
Ethnic Differences In The Genetic Basis Of AneurysmsNational Center For Research Resources2004
Characterizing Microfibril Abnormalities In SclerodermaNational Center For Research Resources2004
Characterizing Microfibril Abnormalities In SclerodermaNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1999–2003
Core--Human Tissue (Dna Genotyping And Sequencing)National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002
ABI Prism 377 DNA SequencerNational Center For Research Resources2000
Molecular Basis Of Phenotype Of Fbn1/Fbn2 MutationsNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1997–2000
FBN1 Mutations In Individuals With Isolated Skeletal Features Of Marfan SndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996