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Office
262 Danny Thomas Pl
Memphis, TN 38105Phone+1 888-226-4343Fax+1 206-987-8484
Education & Training
- University of WashingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2005
- University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- AK State Medical License 2009 - 2014
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risdiplam for Prenatal Therapy of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.Richard S Finkel, Samuel H Hughes, JulieAnn Parker, Matthew Civitello, Alfonso Lavado
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-02-19 - SCN1A pathogenic variants do not have a distinctive blood-derived DNA methylation signature.Christy W LaFlamme, Karim Karimi, Cassandra Rastin, Edith P Almanza Fuerte, Talia Allan
Epilepsia. 2025-02-11 - A Retrospective Review of Reclassification of Variants of Uncertain Significance in a Pediatric Epilepsy Cohort Undergoing Genetic Panel Testing.Nitish Chourasia, Rohan Vaidya, Soham Sengupta, Heather C Mefford, James Wheless
Pediatric Neurology. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- Reanalysis and Optimisation of Bioinformatic Pipelines Is Critical for Mutation DetectionHeather Mefford, MD, Human Mutation
- The ClinGen Epilepsy Gene Curation Expert Panel—Bridging the Divide Between Clinical Domain Knowledge and Formal Gene Curation CriteriaGhayda Mirzaa, Kristen Park, Tristan T Sands, Erika Axeen, Tanya M Bardakjian, Annapurna Poduri, Katherine L Helbig, Heather C Mefford, Human Mutation
- A De Novo in‐Frame Deletion of CASK Gene Causes Early Onset Infantile Spasms and Supratentorial Cerebral Malformation in a Female PatientKimberly Foss, Xiuhua Bozarth, Heather C Mefford, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
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Press Mentions
- Genetic Episignatures Unveil Epileptic Disorder CausesAugust 8th, 2024
- Buffalo Gave Us Spicy Wings and the ‘Book of Life.’ Here’s Why That’s Undermining Personalized MedicineMarch 11th, 2019
- New Causative Gene Found in Severe Childhood EpilepsyOctober 15th, 2018
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