Alejandro Daniel Iglesias, MD

Specialties:
Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics (MD)

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Overview

Alejandro Iglesias, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program, Program Director of the Medical Genetics Residency program and Attending Physician in the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is a clinical and biochemical geneticist primarily interested in inherited metabolic disorders and neurogenetics and dysmorphology. In his role as Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program he is deeply involved in all aspects related with the diagnosis, management and overall care of patients and families with these disorders. In addition, he is in charge of the education of young physicians and medical students in the field of IMD.
As an educator, he is in charge of the medical biochemistry lecture series for the first year medical students at the Physicians & Surgeons Medical School at Columbia University paving the way for a new generations of brilliant medical students at Columbia University. Finally, his involvement with the diagnosis and care of patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy has been one of his main accomplishments in the recent years, especially since the introduction of newborn screening in New York State. He has a been involved from the beginning in the development of the program and is active member of the NYS group of metabolic physicians taking care of these patients. In addtion he has been actively involved in all developments asscoiated with newborn screening for Krabbe disease and Pompe disease.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

Adult Genetics
Autism and Pervasive Develop Disorder
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Molecular Genetics
Developmental Disorder
Genetic Disorder
Genetic Disorders
Genetic Epilepsies
Genetic Muscle Diseases
Genetic Screening
Genetic Skin Disease
Genetic Testing
Inborn Error of Metabolism
Neuro-Development
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Neurogenetics
Pediatric Genetics
Pediatric Genetics Specialist
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Reproductive Genetics

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

Administrative Titles

Program Director Clinical Genetics Residency Program

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Languages

Spanish

Gender

Male

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CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
3959 Broadway
Room 718
New York, NY 10032

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine (Argentina)
Internship: Hospital de Pediatria Pedro Elizalde, Buenos Aires Argentina
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship: 1998 Mount Sinai Medical Center

Board Certifications

Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Pediatrics
Clinical Genetics and Genomics (MD)

Research

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov