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Special Interests
Much of my professional career is focused on research and advocacy for the Angelman syndrome. More information about this neurogenetic condition is posted on this web site (UF Angelman) and you can find additional information about my involvement at the national Angelman Syndrome Foundation site.
At the University of Florida, I am a full time clinical geneticist providing consultations to Shands Hospital and to various on-site and satellite clinics. I am essentially a "general practice" clinical geneticist as I evaluate children having many different type of genetics conditions such as Marfan syndrome, Ectodermal Dysplasia, Achondroplasia and Cardiomyopathy. As part of the metabolic team, I also evaluate and treat newborns with metabolic disorders detected by the Florida Newborn Screening program (our division serves as the regional referral center). I consult on newborns having complex birth defects or presumed to have rare genetic syndromes. In older infants and children, I evaluate the problems of learning deficits, seizure disorders or unique physical or behavioral features that suggest a genetic syndrome. My consultations usually focus on neurogenetic disorders related to synaptic defects, channelopathies, storage disorders, mitochondrial defects and other areas that perturb CNS function. I conduct an autism autism and also have an interest in vision and hearing loss; this involvement is related to my affiliation with the CARD center in Jacksonville (on this web site refer to UF Autism/CARD or UF Genetic Hearing Loss for more information).
Email: willicx@peds.ufl.edu
Education and Certifications:
- B.S., University of South Florida, Tampa
- M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
- Pediatrics Internship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
- Pediatrics Residency (PL2,3), Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
- Certification, American Board of Pediatrics
- Certification, American Board of Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics
Appointments:
- Professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, 1996-
- (Past Chief, Division of Genetics, 1986-2000)
- Consultant for Genetics, Jacksonville Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), 1999-
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Consultant and Consortium Member, Florida Birth Defects Registry, 1998-
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Member, Board of Directors, Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 2006-
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Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 2008-
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