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Adele Schneider, MD, FACMG

Genetics Consultant

Subspecialty: Adult and Pediatric Ocular Genetics, General Genetics, Genetics

Areas of Interest

Adult and pediatric ocular genetics
General genetics

Credentials

Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Academic Affiliation
Professor, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University

Education

  • Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Clinical Genetics and Metabolic Diseases – 1981
  • Residency:  Wilmington Medical Center, Wilmington, Delaware – Pediatrics – 1978
  • Medical School:  Witwatersrand University Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa – 1973

Honors and Awards

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018   Top Docs Philadelphia magazine

October 2005 Honored scientist at the annual gala, “In Celebration of Science” of the American Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science, New York City

May 2005 Philadelphia Magazine; “Top Docs”, featured program: Jewish Genetic Disease Screening Program, Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases

May 2001 Philadelphia Magazine; “Top Docs for Kids”

2000 Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine “Excellence in Clinical Service” awarded to Clinical Genetics Program

1995 Einstein Physician Leadership Award

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:

American College of Medical Genetics (Founding Fellow – 1991- Present)

American Society of Human Genetics  (Member – 1982 – Present)

American Chemical Society (Member – 1990 – Present

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