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Farmington, CT 06032Phone+1 860-837-5700
Summary
- Dr. Louisa Kalsner, based in Hartford, CT, is the Division Head of Genetics at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. She is a specialist in Neurogenetic Disorders and is board certified in Medical Genetics and Child Neurology. She completed her education with a residency in Medical Genetics and Genomics and a fellowship in Child Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, alongside a pediatrics residency. Her expertise includes child neurology, neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic and metabolic disorders impacting the nervous system. Dr. Kalsner has been published multiple times, contributing to the understanding of various genetic syndromes, such as Knobloch syndrome and Kleefstra syndrome.
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1997 - 2005
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Child Neurology, 1998 - 2001
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- VT State Medical License 2003 - 2012
- MA State Medical License 2004 - 2007
- TX State Medical License 2001 - 2003
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Phenotypic Expansion of Knobloch Syndrome Type 2 in an Individual With a De Novo PAK2 Variant.Elizabeth A Werren, Louisa Kalsner, Jessica M Ewald, Michael Peracchio, Cameron King
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2025-01-28 - 2 citationsNew kinase-deficient PAK2 variants associated with Knobloch syndrome type 2.Rhonda E Schnur, Lukáš Dvořáček, Louisa Kalsner, Faye L Shapiro, Dana Grebeňová
Clinical Genetics. 2024-10-01 - 3 citationsComprehensive EHMT1 variants analysis broadens genotype-phenotype associations and molecular mechanisms in Kleefstra syndrome.Dmitrijs Rots, Arianne Bouman, Ayumi Yamada, Michael Levy, Alexander J M Dingemans
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2024-08-08
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