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Office
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann 816
Bronx, NY 10461Phone+1 718-430-8605
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1984
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1978
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1976
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2017
- CT State Medical License 2011 - 2015
- NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2013
- FL State Medical License 1985 - 1998
- MD State Medical License 1979 - 1991
- 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 Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Successful plaintiff with standing, ruling in AMP vs. Myriad Genetics U.S. Supreme Court, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 122 citationsPCAdmix: Principal Components-Based Assignment of Ancestry along Each Chromosome in Individuals with Admixed Ancestry from Two or More PopulationsAbra Brisbin, Katarzyna Bryc, Jake K. Byrnes, Fouad Zakharia, Larsson Omberg
Human Biology. 2012-12-19 - 242 citationsFunctional variants in the LRRK2 gene confer shared effects on risk for Crohn's disease and Parkinson's disease.Ken Y. Hui, Heriberto Fernandez-Hernandez, Jianzhong Hu, Adam Schaffner, Nathan Pankratz
Science Translational Medicine. 2018-01-10 - 154 citationsAbraham's Children in the Genome Era: Major Jewish Diaspora Populations Comprise Distinct Genetic Clusters with Shared Middle Eastern AncestryGil Atzmon, Li Hao, Itsik Pe'er, Christopher Velez, Alexander Pearlman
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2010-06-11
Journal Articles
- Germline variation at 8q24 and prostate cancer risk in men of European ancestryMatejcic M, Saunders EJ, Dadaev T, Brook MN, Wang K, Sheng X, Olama AAA, et al, Nat Commun, 1/1/2018
- Robust genomic copy number predictor of pan cancer metastasisPearlman A, Upadhyay K, Cole K, Loke J, Sun K, Fineberg S, Freedland SJ, Shao Y, Ostrer H, Genes and Cancer, 1/1/2018
- Biallelic mutations in FLNB cause a skeletal dysplasia with 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis by activating Beta-cateninUpadhyay K, Loke J, O V, Taragin B, Ostrer H, Clin Genet, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- We're All Mishpocha: The Shared Population Genetics of Ashkenazi, Sephardic and Middle Eastern JewsSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2018
- How mutations in signal transduction pathways can cause 46,XY gonadal dysgenesisKona, HI - 1/1/2018
- Functional genomic approaches for understanding the consequences of genetic variationHaifa, Israel - 1/1/2018
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Other
- 46,XY disorders of sexual development (DSD) and 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesisOstrer, H, GeneReviews
http://www.genetests.org
1/1/2008 - Genetic and environmental causes of birth defectsOstrer H
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/genetic-and-environmental-causes-of-birth-defects
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-01 - Basic principles of genetic counseling for the obstetrical providerOstrer H
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/basic-principles-of-genetic-counseling-for-the-obstetrical-provider
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-30
Press Mentions
- Do Jewish Genetic Diseases Increase the Risk of COVID-19?May 12th, 2020
- Prostate Cancer: New, Quicker Test to Assess Metastasis RiskNovember 23rd, 2019
- Faster, Cheaper Test Has Potential to Enhance Prostate Cancer EvaluationDecember 12th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Genomics And Predictive Modeling Of Prostate Cancer Heath DisparityNational Cancer Institute2011
- Genome-Wide Study To Identify SNPS And Cnps Associated With Radiation InjuryNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
- Genome-Wide Study To Identify SNPS And Cnps Associated With Radiation InjuryNational Cancer Institute2009
- Mentorship Program In Prostate Cancer GeneticsNational Cancer Institute2001–2005
- Familial Gonadal DysgenesisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2000–2001
- Molecular Genetic Studies Of Color VisionNational Eye Institute1994
- Molecular Genetic Studies Of Human Color VisionNational Eye Institute1990–1993
- Molecular Genetic Studies Of Human Color VisionNational Eye Institute1990
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