DonaldGerhardBaselMDFACMG

Medical Genetics • Milwaukee, WI

Clinical Genetics, Pediatric Medical Genetics

Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin. Division Chief: Genetics

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Office
9000 W Wisconsin Ave
# Division
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone+1 414-266-2979

Fax+1 414-266-1616

Summary

Dr. Donald Basel is a medical geneticist in Milwaukee, WI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital, and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. He received his medical degree from University of the Witwatersrand and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in clinical genetics and pediatric medical genetics.

Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Pediatrics, 2009 - 2010
Oregon Health & Science UniversityResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2007 - 2009
University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 2010 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Clinical Trials

Photodynamic Therapy for Benign Dermal Neurofibromas- Phase II Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Sponsor-Investigator, Study Director, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Computational structural genomics and clinical evidence suggest BCKDK gain-of-function may cause a potentially asymptomatic maple syrup urine disease phenotype.
Emily Singh, Young-In Chi, Jessica Kopesky, Michael Zimmerman, Raul Urrutia
JIMD Reports. 2024-05-01
Attaining Diagnostic Excellence: How the Structure and Function of a Rare Disease Service Contribute to Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey.
Brett J Bordini, Ryan D Walsh, Donald Basel, Tejaswini Deshmukh
The Medical Clinics of North America. 2024-01-01
8 citations
Growth parameters in children with achondroplasia: A 7-year, prospective, multinational, observational study.
Ravi Savarirayan, Melita Irving, Paul Harmatz, Borja Delgado, William R Wilcox
Genetics in Medicine. 2022-12-01

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

Press Mentions

Children’s Wisconsin: Named Center of Excellence by National Organization for Rare Disorders® (NORD)November 12th, 2021
New UW Clinic to Use Latest Genetic Technology to Help Patients with Unknown DiseasesJuly 19th, 2021

External Links

CHW Physician Directoryhttp://www.chw.org/physician-directory/b/basel-donald-g/