R. RodneyHowellMD

Pediatrics • Miami, FL

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Medical Genetics

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

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Office
1501 NW 10th Ave
# 626
Miami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-1073

Fax+1 305-243-2704

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1958 - 1960
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1957 - 1958
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1957
Davidson CollegeBachelor, Science

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2021 - 2023
FL State Medical License 2003 - 2021
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical Genetics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

National Advisory Council, National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health(2001), 2012
Who's Who in America (1981), 2012
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1992), 2012
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare(1994), 2012
Who's Who in the World 1992, 2012
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest- 1994, 2012
Board of Directors American College of Medical Genetics(1991), 2012
Board of Directors American College of Medical Genetics Foundation(1992 ), 2012
President American College of Medical Genetics Foundation(2003), 2012
Dade County Medical Society Alternate Delegate to Florida Medical Association House of Delegates, 1993, 2012
R Rodney Howell Aspire Award for Excellence in Newborn Screening Newborn Foundation-Newborn Coalition, 2012
Keynote Address International PKU Alliance, 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2012
McLemore Birdsong Lecturer University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2012
Champion of Newborn Screening Award Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2011
Member and Chair, HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children 2003, 2007, 2011
Invited Speaker Lysosomal Storage Diseases 7th WORLD Symposium, 2011
Member EU Network of Experts in Newborn Screening(2010), 2011
Member Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Translating Genomic Based Research For Health(2007), 2010
R. Rodney Howell, M. D. Honorary Lecture University of Miami, Annual Masters of Pediatric Course (2005), 2009
Member N Y State Newborn Screening Advisory Task Force, 2008
Chairman of the Board of Directors Muscular Dystrophy Association (National), Tucson, Arizona, 2007
William G. Anlyan Lifetime Achievement Award Duke University Medical Alumni Association, 2007
Chairman, Board of Directors Muscular Dystrophy Association, 2007
Executive Committee Florida Pediatric Society, 1989, 2004
Member, National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development(2000), 2004
Klauber Lecture Greenwood Genetics Center, 2004
Member of the Board The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Coral Gables, FL, 2003
Lifetime Honorary Member Association of Florida Children's Hospitals, 2003
Member, House of Delegates American Medical Association representing American College of Medical Genetics(1996), 2003
Member of the Corporation (Trustee) Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine(1985), 2003
External Advisory Board Child Health Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, 2002
Past-President American College of Medical Genetics(2001), 2002
Matthew Forbes Foundation Leadership Award in the fight against children’s genetic Diseases 2001
Member American Board of Pediatrics, (1983), 2001
Conference and Panel Chairperson:Consensus Development Conference on Phenylketonuria: Screening and Management. National Institutes of Health(1999(, 2000
Member National Human Genome Research Institute, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Initial Review Committee(1996 ), 2000
President American College of Medical Genetics(1999), 2000
President of the Medical Staff (Elected) Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center(1997), 1999
President-Elect American College of Medical Genetics(1997 ), 1998
AOA Visiting Professor University of South Florida College of Medicine 1998
Vice-President American College of Medical Genetics Foundation(1993 ), 1998
Vice-President (elected) Medical Staff, Jackson Memorial Hospital (University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami) 1993, 1997
Conference and Panel Chairperson Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis, NIH Consensus Development Conference, 1997
Treasurer American College of Medical Genetics(1994), 1997
Symposium Co-Chairman Muscular Dystrophy Association/Association Francaise Contre Les Myopathies Gene Therapy Workshop, 1997
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996
Editorial Board Miami Medicine, 1991, 1995
The Frank J. Cozzetto Memorial Lecturer University of South Florida, Department of Pediatrics, 1993
The R. Rodney Howell, M.D Lectureship in Medical Genetics established by The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 1989
National Vice President Muscular Dystrophy Association (National), Tucson, Arizona(1987), 1989
Chairman, Genetics Task Force Muscular Dystrophy Association (National), Tucson, Arizona(1983), 1989
Member, Medical Advisory Board Muscular Dystrophy Association (National), Tucson, Arizona(1981), 1989
Chairman, Consensus Development Panel and Conference on: Treatment of Destructive Behaviors in Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Sponsored by The National Institutes of Health, 1988, 1989
National Institute Child Health of Human Development: Chairman Special Review Committee "Behavioral Aspects of Nutrition", 1988
President of Medical Staff (Elected) and Chairman of the Medical Board Hermann Hospital (The University Hospital), 1987
Chairman Maternal and Child Health Research Committee, NICHD, NIH(1984), 1986
Member Maternal and Child Health Research Committee/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH (1982), 1986
Member Committee on Genetics, American Academy of Pediatrics(1980), 1986
Chairman Genetics Services Committee, American Society of Human Genetics, 1984
B'Nai B'rith Women (Houston) Humanitarian Award 1983, 1984
Member , Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Review Committee, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health(1981), 1982
President Houston Pediatric Society, 1979
Chairman, Administrative Council The University of Texas Medical School at Houston(1977), 1978
Society of Sigma Xi Elected, 1977
Member Metabolism Study Section, National Institutes of Health(1973), 1977
Past President American College of Medical Genetics Foundation(2012)
Commission on the Study of Children with Developmental Delays State of Florida Appointed by Florida Legislature
Alpha Omega Alpha Duke University Medical School
Member National Medical Advisory Council, National Foundation March of Dimes (1973 1979); Chairman (1977 1979).
Board of Directors Muscular Dystrophy Association (National), Tucson, Arizona(1994)
Mosby Scholastic Achievement Award Duke University Medical School
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

85 citations
Revised Recommendations for the Treatment of Infants Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Via Newborn Screening Who Have 4 Copies of SMN2
Jacqueline J. Glascock, Jacinda B. Sampson, Anne M. Connolly, Basil T. Darras, John W. Day
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2020-01-01
19 citations
Appropriateness of newborn screening for α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Jeffrey Teckman, Erin Pardee, R. Rodney Howell, David M. Mannino, Richard R. Sharp
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2014-02-01
15 citations
Maximizing the Benefit of Life-Saving Treatments for Pompe Disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Through Newborn Screening: Essential Steps.
Mei W. Baker, Robert C. Griggs, Barry J. Byrne, Anne M. Connolly, Richard S. Finkel
JAMA Neurology. 2019-08-01

Journal Articles

Pediatricians Fight Anti-Vaccine Bill
Howell, R, Health News Florida
The occurrence of glycogen storage disease with tophaceous gout.
Alepa, F.P., Howell, R.R. & Seegmiller, J.E, Arth. & Rheum
The enzymatic defect in histidinemia and studies on its genetic transmission.
Seegmiller, J.E., Howell, R.R., Jacoby, G.A., Zannoni, V.G. & LaDu, B.N, American Society of Human Genetics
A mechanism of action of colchicine in acute gouty arthritis.
Seegmiller, J.E., Howell, R.R. & Malawista, S.E, J. Clin
Factors modifying the inflammatory response to injected microcrystalline sodium urate.
Malawista, S.E., Howell, R.R. & Seegmiller, J.E, Arth. & Rheum
The inflammatory response to injected sodium urate.
Howell, R.R. & Seegmiller, J.E, Arth. & rheum
Cystine metabolism in de Toni-Fanconi syndrome with cystinosis.
Seegmiller, J.E. & Howell, R.R, Clin. Res
Lipid, purine and carbohydrate abnormalities in von Gierke's disease.
Howell, R.R., Ashton, D. & Wyngaarden, J.B, J. Clin. Invest
Forward to Principals and Practice of Medical Genetics.
Howell, R. R, Rimoin, DL, Connor, JM, Pyeritz, RE, and Korf, BR Editors
Growing up in Concord on Forest Hill.
Howell, R. R, the magazine of The Historic Cabarrus Association
The Fate of Newborn Screening Blood Spots.
Grody, W. and Howell, RR, Pediatric Research- Science-In the News
Roundtable Member: Innovations in Service Delivery in the Age of Genomics. Workshop Summary of the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research Research for Health...
Howell, R. R, National Academies Press
Patient Management Problems: Pediatrics.
Simon, F.A. and Howell, R.R, Appleton and Lange
Genomic Medicine: Newborn Screening.
Feero, G and Howell, R. R, Pediatric News
The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.
Howell, R. R. and Lloyd-Puryear, M, Genetic Alliance Webinar
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.
Howell, R. R. and Lloyd-Puryear, M, Genetic Alliance Webinar
Newborn Screening.
Feero, G, and Howell, R. R, Family Practice News
Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine. Workshop Summary of the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, Institute of Medi...
Howell, R. R, National Academies Press
Population Based Newborn Screening for Rare Diseases. Testimony Before the Outreach Hearings of the Social Security Administration on Compassionate Allowances on Rare ...
Howell, R. R, Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security
Newborn Screening.
Howell, R. R, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
Newborn Screening: Toward a Uniform Screening Panel and System, Genetics in Medicine.
Watson, M.S, Mann, M.Y, Lloyd-Puryear, M. A., Rinaldo, P and Howell, R. R. Editors, Supplement
A Look at Newborn Screening: Today and Tomorrow.
Edwards. SE. Howell, RR, and Lloyd-Puryear, MA, Pediatrics
The Role of Human Milk in Infant Nutrition and Health.
Howell, R.R., Morriss, F.H. and Pickering, L.K, Printed in Japanese, Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc
The Role of Human Milk in Infant Nutrition and Health.
Howell, R.R., Morriss, F.H. and Pickering, L.K, Thomas, Springfield, Illinois
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Books/Book Chapters

Selected screening Tests for Genetic Metabolic Disease.
Thomas, G.H. and Howell, R.R.Yearbook Publishers
Glycogen Storage Diseases.
Chapter: A parent-patient handbook.
Howell, R.RHouston
Advances in Gene Technology: The Molecular Biology of Human Genetic Disease.
Chapter: Nucleic Acids Symposium Series No23
Howell, R.R., Ahmad, F., Bialy, H., Black, S., Johnson, D.H., Lubs, H.A., Puett, J.D., Rabin, M.B., Scott, W.A. and van Brunt, J. and Whelan, W.J
The New Newborn Screening.
Chapter: Pediatrics Review and Educations Program (PREP Audio), Clinical Conversations with Pediatric Experts. American Academy of Pediatrics.
Kemper, A.R., Howell, R. R., and Lloyd-Puryear, M
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Abstracts/Posters

Uricolysis by hematin proteins.
Howell, R.R. & Wyngaarden, J.B, Clin
Enzymatic studies in von Gierke's disease.
Howell, R.R., Ashton, D. & Wyngaarden, J.B, Clin. Res
The mechanism of peroxidation of uric acids by hematin proteins.
Howell, R.R. & Wyngaarden, J.B, Fed. Proc
mechanism for allantoin production in man.
Wyngaarden, J.B. & Howell, R.R, Clin. Res
Diagnosis of phenylketonuria: Detection and interpretation of elevated serum phenylalanine levels in newborn infants.
Howell, R.R. & LaDu, B.N, Amer. J. Dis
A mechanism of action of colchicine.
Howell, R.R. & Seegmiller, J.E, Arth. & Rheum
The role of messenger RNA in mammalian enzyme induction.
Garren, L.D. & Howell, R.R, Fed
Free polyribosomes and membrane- bound ribosomes in rat liver.
Loeb, J.N., Howell, R.R. & Tomkins, G.M, Fed.
Human hepatic uridine diphosphate galactose pyrophosphorylase: Its characterization and activity during development.
Abraham, H.D. & Howell, R.R., Twelfth International Congress of Genetics
Infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy: Deficiency of arylsulfatase A in fibroblasts.
Kaback, M.M. & Howell, R.R, The Society for Pediatric Research
Type IV glycogen storage disease: Branching enzyme deficiency in skin fibroblast and possible heterozygote detection.
Howell, R.R., Kaback, M.M. & Brown, B.I, The Society for Pediatric Research
Recent studies in the glycogen storage diseases in human subjects.
Howell, R.R, American Chemical Society, Sixth Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting
Allelism, non-allelism and genetic compounds among the mucopolysaccharidoses: Corrective factors in nosology, genetics and therapy.
McKusick, V.A., Howell, R.R., Hussels, I.E., Neufeld, E.F. & Stevenson, R.E, Clin. Res
Ocular finding in mannosidosis, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Arbisser, A.I., Murphree, A.L., Garcia, C.A. & Howell, R.R, Southern Section Meeting
Ocular findings in glycogen storage disease, Type I, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Garcia, C.A., Katzman, J.I., Mazow, M.L., Arbisser, A.I., Stevenson, R.E. & Howell, R.R, Southern Section Meeting
Associated Liver Glycogenosis and Mucocutaneous Candidiasis.
Schmalsteig, F.C., Howell, R.R., Goldman, A.S. & Goldblum, R.M, Clinical Research
Ocular findings in Mannosidosis.
Arbisser, A.I., Murphree, A.L., Garcia, C.A. & Howell, R.R, Association for Research In Vision and Ophthalmology
Metabolic Alterations and Growth in surgically treated glycogen storage disease.
Arbisser, A.I., Stevenson, R.E. & Howell, R.R, Clin. Res
Development of glyconeogenic enzyme activities in fetal liver, kidney and placenta.
Stevenson, R.R., Morriss, F.H., Adcock, E.W., Paxson, C. & Howell, R.R, Clinical Research
Abnormal copper metabolism in fibroblast developed from patients with Menkes disease.
Goka, T.J., Hefferan, P.M. & Howell, R.R, Ped. Res
Mitochondrial myopathy associated with abnormal lactate metabolism: Response to prednisone in three patients.
Patten, B.M., Dobson, R.F., Hefferan, P. & Howell, R.R, Neurology
Ocular findings in acid lipase deficiency.
Arbisser, A., Arbisser, L.B., Garcia, C., Akhtar, M. & Howell, R.R., Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Elevated amino acids in serum and urine of infants receiving total parenteral nutrition.
Malloy, M., Paxson, C.L., Morriss, F.H., Adcock, E.W. & Howell, R.R, Clin. Res
Prolonged tyrosinemia in a phenotypically abnormal neonate responsive to megadoses of vitamin C.
Denson, S.E., Stoerner, J.W., Morriss, F.H., Adcock, E.W. & Howell, R.R, Clin. Res
Uptake of radio copper by cultured skin fibroblasts from individuals with Menkes disease.
Goka, T.J. & Howell, R.R, Am. J. Hum. Genet
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Other

Cures Require Collaboration: Opinion Article.
Howell, R. R
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/v-print/Story/1441053.html
The Medical Home is Vital for Quality Newborn Screening.
Howell, R. R, Pediatric News
http://www.pediatricnews.com

Committees

Member, and later Alternate Member, House of Delegates, American Medical Association 1996 - Present
Member, EU Network of Experts in Newborn Screening 2010 - 2011
Member, Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Tanslating Genomic Based Research for Health 2007 - 2010
Chair, HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heriditary Disorders in Newborns and Children 2003 - 2011
Member, National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council, NIH 2000 - 2004

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow
American College of Medical Genetics
President, Board member and Member