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Gerard Vockley, MD, Medical Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA

GerardVockleyMDPhD(He/Him)

Medical Genetics Pittsburgh, PA

Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics, Clinical Genetics

Professor, Pediatrics and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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  • Office

    4401 Penn Avenue
    UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    Phone+1 412-692-5070

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1987 - 1991
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Genetics, 1978 - 1984
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1984
  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Biology, University Honors, 1974 - 1978
  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityB.S., Biology, With university honors, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1995 - 2005
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1991 - 2004
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • March of Dimes Champion for Babies Award 2015
  • Faculty Honors University of Pittsburgh, 2014
  • Research Educator of the Year Mayo Clinic, 2001
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Precision medicine in the age of big data: The present and future role of large-scale unbiased sequencing in drug discovery and development  
    Vicini P, Fields O, Lai E, Litwack ED, Martin AM, Morgan TM, Pacanowski MA, Papaluca M, Perez OD, Ringel MS, Robson M, Sakul H, Vockley J, Zaks T, Dolsten M, Sogaard M, Clin Pharmacol Ther, 1/1/2016
  • Metformin inhibits Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) derived ketoacidosis and promotes metabolic homeostasis in MSUD  
    Sonnet SD, O' Leary NM, Gutierrez AM, Nguyen MS, Mateen S, Hsu Y, Mitchell PK, Lopez JA, Vockley J, Kennedy K, Ramanathan A, Scientific reports, 1/1/2016
  • Neurometabolic Disorders: Potentially Treatable Abnormalities in Patients With Treatment-Refractory Depression and Suicidal Behavior  
    Pan LA, Martin P, Zimmer T, Segreti AM, Kassiff S, McKain BW, Baca CA, Rengasamy M, Hyland K, Walano N, Steinfeld R, Hughes M, Dobrowolski SK, Pasquino M, Diler R, Per..., American Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • A Plain Population Genome Project 
    South Bend, IN - 1/1/2016
  • Advances in fatty acid oxidation research 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2016
  • Novel therapies for disorders of fatty acid oxidation 
    Ponte Vedre, FL - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • Mitochondrial myopathies. PREP Audio Series 
    Vockley J, Cohen B, and Wang, L-J, American Academy of Pediatrics
    1/1/2010
  • The acyl-CoA dehydrogenases: Some mechanistic aspects 
    Thorpe C, Schaller RA, Mohsen A-W, Vockley J, University of Calgary Press
    Calgary, Canada - 1/1/1997

Press Mentions

  • Stealth’s Phase III Elamipretide in Mitochondrial Myopathy Has Experts Wary While FDA Approval Debated
    Stealth’s Phase III Elamipretide in Mitochondrial Myopathy Has Experts Wary While FDA Approval DebatedJune 17th, 2019