Rizwan Hamid, MD, PhD

Rizwan Hamid, MD, PhD

Dorothy O. Wells Professor of Pediatrics
Genetics
Director
Division of Pediatric Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Medical Center North
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room / Suite
DD-2205
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2579

Specialties
Medical Genetics
General Pediatrics
Biochemical Genetics
Ph.D.
Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, 1994
Internships
Intern in Medicine - Services Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Intern in Surgery - Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Pediatric Intern - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residencies
Pediatric Resident - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Senior Resident in Pediatrics - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellow - Vanderbilt University
Clinical Fellow in Medical Genetics - Vanderbilt University

Research Information

Dr. Hamid's research has focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the person-to-person variation in complex human disease, that is, why a gene mutation causes disease in one individual and not another or why are there differences in disease severity amongst individuals. His research centers around discovering the molecular and cellular answers to these fundamental genetic questions as clues to better diagnosis and treatment for complex genetic disorders.