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Val Sheffield, MD, Medical Genetics, Iowa City, IA

Val C Sheffield MD

Clinical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics


Professor, Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine

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  • 200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242

  • Phone+1 319-335-6898

  • Fax+1 319-335-7588

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • Clinical Genetics
    American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2005
  • Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • A Novel Role for Neuronal Bardet-Biedl Syndrome 1 Protein in Glucose Homeostasis 
    Iowa City, IA - 6/14/2014

Press Mentions

  • Faulty Development of Immature Brain Cells Causes Hydrocephalus
    Faulty Development of Immature Brain Cells Causes HydrocephalusNovember 19th, 2012

Grant Support

  • Modulating ROS by Electromagnetic Fields to Treat Type 2 DiabetesUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2021–2026
  • Multidisciplinary Investigations in Visual ScienceUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2016–2026
  • Novel Genome Editing for the Treatment of GlaucomaUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2019–2025
  • Mechanisms Of Hypertension And Obesity In Mouse Models Of A Human Obesity SyndNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2011
  • Interdisciplinary Approach To Retinal Disease Gene IdentificationNational Eye Institute2007–2011
  • Evaluation Of Complex Inheritance Of Retinal Degeneration In Bardet-Biedl SyndromNational Eye Institute2007–2011
  • Molecular Genetics Of GlaucomaNational Eye Institute2006–2010
  • Molecular Biology Of Syndromic Retinal DegenerationNational Eye Institute1996–2006
  • Identification Of Genes Involved In Human HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2005
  • Molecular Genetics Of Hereditary GlaucomaNational Eye Institute1994–2004
  • A Program For RAT Gene Discovery And MappingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2001
  • Imaging Of Defects In Offspring Of Mutagenized MiceNational Center For Research Resources1998–2000
  • Core--Molecular GenotypingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–2000
  • Program For RAT Gene Discovery And MappingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–1999
  • Improved Mutation Detection &High Throughput GenotypingNational Human Genome Research Institute1994–1996
  • Identification Of Polymorphisms In Sequenced Tagged SiteNational Human Genome Research Institute1991–1993

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