William Wilcox, MD, PhD

Background

William Wilcox, MD is a clinical, biochemical, and molecular geneticist in the Division of Medical Genetics.  He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders and genetic disorders of the skeleton, particularly dwarfisms and limb deficiency disorders.

He trained in Pediatrics at UCLA and then Medical Genetics in the UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program. After training, he joined the UCLA Pediatrics faculty within the Medical Genetics Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center until joining Emory in 2014. 

His areas of research focus are:

• Clinical trials of therapies for genetic disorders, particularly lysosomal storage diseases and dwarfism
• Newborn screening pilot studies for genetic disorders
• The genetic basis and pathophysiology of genetic disorders of the skeleton, particularly skeletal dysplasias and limb deficiency disorders."

Titles & Roles

• Professor, Department of Human Genetics

  Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Medical Genetics, 1994

  UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program
• Residency, Pediatrics, 1991

  UCLA
• Medical Education, DMS, 1988

  UCLA

Board Certifications

• Clinical Biochemical Genetics

  American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1996
• Clinical Molecular Genetics

  American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1996
• Clinical Genetics (MD)

  American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1993

Research

Awards

• Atlanta Magazine "Top Doctors" 2015-2018
• John M. Adams award for excellence in Pediatrics, 1988
• UCLA Alumni Scholar, 1977-1982
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1982
• Ramsey award for undergraduate research in physical chemistry, 1982

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