ShawnEMcCandlessMD

Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Medical Biochemical Genetics

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Dr. Shawn McCandless is a medical geneticist in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado. He received his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in clinical biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, and medical biochemical genetics and is experienced in prader-willi syndrome, mitochondrial diseases, inborn errors of metabolism, intellectual disability, and neonatal screening.

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Medical Biochemical Genetics, 2003 - 2005
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1996 - 1999
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1988

PubMed

11 citations
Intranasal Carbetocin Reduces Hyperphagia, Anxiousness, and Distress in Prader-Willi Syndrome: CARE-PWS Phase 3 Trial.
Elizabeth Roof, Cheri L Deal, Shawn E McCandless, Ronald L Cowan, Jennifer L Miller
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2023-06-16
2 citations
Piloting a multidisciplinary approach to improve outcomes of fetal whole exome sequencing: An overview of workflow and case example.
Kestutis C Micke, Hannah M Elfman, Katherine A Fantauzzo, Patrick S McGrath, David E Clouthier
Prenatal Diagnosis. 2023-04-01
32 citations
Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin in glycogen storage disease type Ib: Data from an international questionnaire.
Sarah C Grünert, Terry G J Derks, Katarina Adrian, Khalid Al-Thihli, Diana Ballhausen
Genetics in Medicine. 2022-08-01

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Named ‘Rare Disease Center of Excellence’February 8th, 2022
Aardvark Therapeutics Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation Granted to ARD-101, a Novel Drug Candidate for Prader-Willi SyndromeJune 24th, 2023