LuisAlfredoUmanaMD
Medical Genetics • Dallas, TXClinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Medical Biochemical Genetics, Pediatric Medical Genetics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Genetics and Metabolism. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Overview of Dr. Umana
Dr. Luis Umana is a medical geneticist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, Our Children's House, Parkland Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario and has been in practice 14 years. He is one of 7 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas and one of 3 doctors at Parkland Health who specialize in Medical Genetics. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He has more than 10 publications and over 200 citings.
Office
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Medical Biochemical Genetics, 2012 - 2013- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2010 - 2012
St Barnabas HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del RosarioClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Medical Biochemical Genetics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsUpdate on glycogen storage disease: primary hepatic involvement.Tiffany L Freeney Wright, Luis A Umaña, Charina M Ramirez
Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2022-10-01 - 6 citationsClinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics of MOGS-CDG: a rare congenital disorder of glycosylation.Shino Shimada, Bobby G Ng, Amy L White, Kim K Nickander, Coleman Turgeon
Journal of Medical Genetics. 2022-07-05 - Second instance of co-occurring 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and Williams syndrome.Crescenda L. Uhles, Shirelle Barnes, Naseem Uddin, Luis A. Umaña
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2021-07-08
Journal Articles
- A male newborn with VACTERL association and Fanconi anemia with a FANCB deletion detected by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH).Umaña LA, Magoulas P, Bi W, Bacino C, Am J Med Genet Part A, 12/1/2011
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
- Society for Inborn Metabolic DiseaseMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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