Academic Divisions: Medical Genetics

The Division of Medical Genetics conducts 10 weekly clinics.

Clinical services include diagnostic evaluation, education, counseling and medical care for children and families with genetic disorders, birth defects, mental retardation, developmental delay, neurological disorders, inborn errors of metabolism and chromosomal abnormalities.

Diagnostic procedures include:

• metabolic studies
• chromosome laboratory evaluations
• peripheral blood and skin fibroblast chromosome evaluations
• molecular genetic studies
• genotype/phenotype correlation

The Division has expanded their inpatient consult follow-up service and offers social work support for this critical service.

Division of Medical Genetics
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone: (757) 668-9723
Fax: (757) 668-9724