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Office
The MIND Institute 2825 50th St
Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 916-703-0300
Summary
- Dr. Suma Shankar is a medical geneticist in Sacramento, CA. She received her medical degree from Bangalore Medical College and has been in practice 28 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Kannada. She specializes in clinical genetics, clinical molecular genetics, and pediatric medical genetics and is experienced in mitochondrial diseases, lysosomal storage diseases, clinical genetics, medical biochemical genetics, and biochemical genetics.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2007 - 2009
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2006 - 2007
- University of IowaPhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2000 - 2005
- Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2009 - 2017
- IA State Medical License 2006 - 2007
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists United KingdomMember of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- The Royal College of Surgeons EdinburghFellow of Royal College of Surgeons
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Above and Beyond the Call of Duty University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2006
- Western Scholar Western Society for Pediatric Research, 2009
- Henry Christian Award and Certificate of Excellence in Research American Federation for Medical Research, 2009
Clinical Trials
- Treatment Protocol of Replagal for Patients With Fabry Disease
- Drug-Drug Interaction Study Between AT1001 (Migalastat Hydrochloride) and Agalsidase in Participants With Fabry Disease Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 02
- Safety Study of Replagal® Therapy in Children With Fabry Disease Start of enrollment: 2011 May 12
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 318 citationsTreatment of Fabry’s Disease with the Pharmacologic Chaperone MigalastatDominique P. Germain, Derralynn Hughes, Kathleen Nicholls, Daniel G. Bichet, Roberto Giugliani
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016-08-10 - 41 citationsOral Migalastat HCl Leads to Greater Systemic Exposure and Tissue Levels of Active α-Galactosidase A in Fabry Patients when Co-Administered with Infused Agalsidase.David G. Warnock, Daniel G. Bichet, Myrl Holida, Ozlem Goker-Alpan, Kathy Nicholls
Plos One. 2015-08-07 - 68 citationsPhenotypic characteristics of the p.Asn215Ser (p.N215S) GLA mutation in male and female patients with Fabry disease: A multicenter Fabry Registry studyDominique P. Germain, Eva Brand, Alessandro P. Burlina, Franco Cecchi, Scott C. Garman
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 2018-04-12
Journal Articles
- Proceedings of the Fifth International RASopathies Symposium: When Development and Cancer IntersectDavid A Stevenson, Katherine A Rauen, Bruce D Gelb, Corinne M Linardic, Suma Shankar, Brigitte C Widemann, Karen Gripp, Maxim Itkin, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
- Is Exon 8 the Most Critical or the Only Dispensable Exon of the VCAN Gene? Insights into VCAN Variants and Clinical Spectrum of Wagner SyndromeSuma Shankar, MD, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
- Cognitive Computing and Information ProcessingShankar S, Keynote Speaker, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Response of Patients with Fabry Disease with the Amenable GLA Mutation p.N215S to Treatment with Migalastat.Hughes DA, Nicholls K, Shankar SP, Sunder-Plassmann G, Schiffmann R, Skuban N, Castelli JP, Feldt-Rasmussen U on behalf of the ATTRACT investigators, The American College of Medical Genetics, 1/1/2017
- Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Eliglustat in Gaucher Disease Type 1: Results of the Phase 3, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ENGAGE Trial.Balwani M, Mistry PK, Lukina E, Ben Turkia H, Shankar SP et al, The American College of Medical Genetics, 1/1/2017
- Identification of lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency patients using key existing clinical data points focused on BMI, type 2 hyperlipidemia, and/or fatty liver dis...Long V, Laney D, Shankar SP, Li H, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 1/1/2017
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Press Mentions
- Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Leads to Better Outcomes for Babies, Lower Medical CostsJune 5th, 2021
- ‘Not experimental anymore’: UCD Med Center expands free testing for Medi-Cal families July 29th, 2020
- 3-year-old Mikey inspires song as his days are numberedJuly 29th, 2020
Grant Support
- Children’s Miracle NetworkUniv Of California Davis2016–Present
Professional Memberships
- American College of Medical Genetics & GenomicsMember
Other Languages
- Kannada
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