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RaeLynn Forsyth, MD
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
RaeLynn Forsyth, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Forsyth received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College and her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed a residency in Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics and Genomics at Johns Hopkins Hospital that was followed by a 1-year postdoctoral fellowship where she also served as the chief resident for the Medical Genetics and Genomics training programs at Johns Hopkins. She then came to UPMC where she completed her training in Medical Biochemical Genetics and stayed on as faculty. Forsyth has worked on several clinical and educational research projects and has had several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and local genetics meeting. She also authored the genetics chapter in the 22nd edition of the Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House Officers. A specific area of educational interest includes developing formal educational opportunities for pediatric trainees and CME opportunities for non-geneticists to learn foundational concepts of genetic and genomic medicine. She currently serves on the NORD Medical Professional Education Working Group and as Assistant Program Director for the UPMC Medical Genetics and Genomic Training Program.
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American College of Medical Genetics, 2017-Present
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022-Present
- Member of the Council on Genetics, 2022-Present
- Pennsylvania NYMAC Team, 2022-Present
- NORD Medical Professional Esucation Working Group, 2021-Present
Education & Training
- BA, Washington and Jefferson College, 2012
- MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2016
- Residency in Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2017
- Residency in Medical Genetics and Genomics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2020
- Fellow in Medical Genetics and Genomics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2021
- Fellow in Medical Biochemical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2021
Selected Publications
Forsyth R, Vockley CW, Edick MJ, Cameron CA, Hiner SJ, Berry SA, Vockley J, Arnold GL. Outcomes of cases with 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (3-MCC) deficiency – Report from the Inborn Errors of Metabolism Information System. Mol Genet Metab. 2016;118(1):15-20.
Forsyth R, Mu W, Gibson L, Serwint JR, Shilkofski N, Bodurtha J. A structured genetics rotation for pediatric residents: an important educational opportunity. Genet Med. 2020;22(4):793-796.
Forsyth R, Parisi MA, Altintas B, Malicdan MC, Vilboux T, Knoll J, Zein W, Gahl WA, Toro C, Gunay-Aygun M. Systematic analysis of physical exam characteristics of 94 individuals with Joubert syndrome: Keys to suspecting the diagnosis. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2022;190(1):121-130.
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