HelioFPedroMD
Medical Genetics • Hackensack, NJClinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Genetics
Section chief, Center for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Hackensack University Medical Center
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Office
Genetics Service
30 Prospect Avenue Don Imus Building, Suite 210
Hackensack, NJ 07601Phone+1 551-996-5264Fax+1 551-996-5176
Summary
- Dr. Helio Pedro is a medical geneticist in Hackensack, NJ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, Joseph Sanzari Children’s Hospital, and Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. He specializes in clinical biochemical genetics and clinical genetics.
Education & Training
Rutgers HealthFellowship, Clinical Biochemical Genetics, 2003 - 2004- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2001 - 2003
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1995 - 1999
St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2025- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical Genetics
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Inside Jersey - Top Doctors for Children Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 82 citationsChildhood amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by excess sphingolipid synthesisPayam Mohassel, Sandra Donkervoort, Museer A. Lone, Matthew Nalls, Kenneth Gable
Nature Medicine. 2021-05-31 - 158 citationsGRIN2B encephalopathy: Novel findings on phenotype, variant clustering, functional consequences and treatment aspectsKonrad Platzer, Hongjie Yuan, Hannah Schütz, Alexander Winschel, Wenjuan Chen
Journal of Medical Genetics. 2017-07-01 - 22 citationsSPTLC1 variants associated with ALS produce distinct sphingolipid signatures through impaired interaction with ORMDL proteins.Museer A Lone, Mari J Aaltonen, Aliza Zidell, Helio F Pedro, Jonas A Morales Saute
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2022-09-15
Press Mentions
Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation to Host Genomic Medicine SymposiumJanuary 17th, 2020
Early Diagnosis of Infantile-Onset Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency in the Advent of Available Enzyme Replacement TherapyAugust 14th, 2019
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