Children's Hospital of Michigan
Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders

Pictured: Children's Hospital of Michigan Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders Metabolic Team

Over 4000 single gene disorders have been described, many of which present with symptoms at birth, in infancy or in early childhood. The Pediatric Genetics Clinic offers comprehensive diagnostic and medical management services for children who have, are suspected of having, or are at risk of having a genetic condition. Examples of conditions commonly seen in the clinic include Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, neurofibromatosis, hereditary deafness, metabolic disorders, fragile X mental retardation and chromosome deletion syndromes (e.g., Williams syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Angelman syndrome).

A patient is evaluated for the presence of a genetic disorder by collecting a comprehensive family and medical history, reviewing relevant medical records, performing a physical examination including a dysmorphology exam, and ordering appropriate genetic and other diagnostic tests. If a diagnosis is established, families are provided information about the condition, the inheritance pattern, the risk to other relatives and medical management guidelines.

Ayesha Ahmad, MD, FACMG Dr. Ahmad is a Clinical Geneticist and Clinical Director of the Metabolic Clinic. Dr. Ahmad's picture and biography are coming soon!

Erawati Bawle, MD Dr. Bawle is the Director of the Division of Genetics & Metabolic Disorders. She obtained her MD from Grant Medical College at the University of Bombay and completed a pediatrics residency at both the University of Bombay and Children's Hospital of Michigan. She is board certified in pediatrics and clinical genetics. Dr. Bawle sees a wide variety of patients and has expertise in dysmorphology and managing patients with metabolic disorders. She is also very active in providing education and training to medical students, genetic counseling students and residents.

Gerald Feldman, MD, PhD Dr. Feldman is the Director of Clinical Genetics Services, Director of the Medical Genetics Residency Program, and Director of the Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory. He is an associate professor in the CMMG and the Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics. Dr. Feldman obtained his PhD and MD from the Medical College of Virginia. He did a pediatric residency and postdoctoral fellowships in clinical genetics and clinical biochemical/molecular genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics and clinical biochemical/molecular genetics.  Dr. Feldman coordinates patient care in all the genetics clinics of the Detroit Medical Center. His research interests include the molecular diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and the development of expanded newborn screening for genetic conditions. He is currently President-Elect of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics and Chair of the Medical Genetics Residency Review Committee of the Accredidation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Medical Genetics.

Laura S. Martin, MD, FAP, FACMG Dr. Martin is a Clinical, Molecular and Biochemical Geneticist, and is Medical Director of the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program. Dr. Martin's picture and biography are coming soon!

Joan (Conard) Ehrhardt, MS, CGC Joan is a genetic counselor in the Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders. Joan obtained her degree in genetic counseling from the University of South Carolina and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She provides genetic counseling for a wide variety of indications. In addition, she counsels families about hemophilia and other bleeding disorders in the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Children's Hospital of Michigan and in the Harper Hospital Hemophilia Clinic.

Peggy W. Rush, MS, CGC Peggy is a genetic counselor in the Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders. Peggy obtained her degree in genetic counseling from the University of Pittsburgh and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Peggy is the coordinator of the Metabolic Clinic in addition to providing genetic counseling to the patients and families seen in the clinic.

Sujatha Sastry, MS, CGC Sujatha is a genetic counselor in the Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders. She obtained her degree in genetic counseling from the University of California Berkeley and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Sujatha provides genetic counseling for a wide variety of indications.

Angela Lanie, MS Angie is a genetic counselor in the Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders. She obtained her degree in genetic counseling from the University of Michigan.  Angie provides genetic counseling for a wide variety of indications at CHM.  Her professional interests include international and multicultural genetic counseling issues.