Dr. Bruce R. Korf

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  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D.
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  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D.
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  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D. Chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee
  
  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D., is one of the leading clinical experts and clinical researchers in the field of NF and has worked with the Foundation for over 15 years. He has served as Chairman of the Foundation's Clinical Care Advisory Board and as Chairman of the Foundation's Medical Policy Committee. He currently serves as Chair of the newly created Department of Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Korf also holds the Wayne H. Finley and Sara Crews Finley Chair of Medical Genetics at UAB.
  
  Before joining UAB, Korf was medical director of the Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics, a program devoted to integrating genetics into medical practice for major Harvard-affiliated hospitals in Boston. He was associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and directed Harvard's postdoctoral training in medical and laboratory genetics. He is board certified in pediatrics, neurology (child neurology), clinical genetics, cytogenetics and clinical molecular genetics.
  
  Before assuming responsibility for clinical genetics for in the Harvard-Partners system, he was director of the clinical genetics program at Children's Hospital in Boston from 1986 to 1999 and director of the clinical genetics program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
  
  Dr. Korf is president of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics. He has completed a term as vice-president for clinical genetics for the American College of Medical Genetics and was a founding fellow of that organization. After receiving undergraduate and medical degrees from Cornell University and a PhD from Rockefeller University, Dr. Korf completed a residency in pediatrics, a fellowship in genetics at Children's Hospital, Boston, and a residency in neurology in the Longwood Area Neurology Training Program at Harvard Medical School.
  
  Dr. Korf is the author of four books and numerous scientific articles including, Neurofibromatosis: A Handbook for Patients, Families, and Health Care Professionals (co-authored with CTF Director of Medical Affairs Emeritus, Dr. Allan E. Rubenstein).

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  Principal Investigators: Dr. Bruce Korf (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Dr. Aerang Kim and Dr. Brigitte Widemann at (NIH-NCI)

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  Presenter: Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D Who Should Have Access to Tissue Samples or Data
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  Presenter: Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D How and When a Genetics Consult Can Assist with Patient Care

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  Published on: 4/14/2009    Last Visited: 6/3/2009  

  Bruce Korf Elected President of the ACMG ACMG Foundation | ACMG Elects New President
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  Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD is Named President of the American College of Medical Genetics
  
  Six New Board of Directors Members Also Appointed andThree Elected to New Posts
  
  BETHESDA, MD - APRIL 14, 2009 | Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD, FACMG, of Birmingham, AL is the new president of The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), the national professional organization for medical genetics professionals. Dr. Korf takes over from outgoing President Joe Leigh Simpson, MD, FACMG, of Miami, FL who completed his two-year term at the 2009 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Tampa, Florida in late March.
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  I look forward to working with the board, staff, and membership of the ACMG in making the most of these opportunities," said Dr. Korf.
  
  Dr. Korf, a renowned and accomplished geneticist, received his M.D. degree from Cornell University Medical College and his Ph.D. degree in genetics and cell biology from Rockefeller University. He then completed training in pediatrics, pediatric neurology, and genetics at Children's Hospital, Boston. He served as clinical director in the Division of Genetics at Children's Hospital from 1986 to 1999 and as the medical director of the Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics from 1999-2002. Currently he is the Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Professor of Medical Genetics and Chairman, Department of Genetics and Director, Heflin Center for Human Genetics at University of Alabama at Birmingham. His book, Human Genetics: A Problem-Based Approach is currently in its third edition. He is also co-author of Medical Genetics at a Glance, co-editor of the fifth edition of Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics, and co-editor of Current Protocols in Human Genetics. He has completed terms as president of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics, member of the boards of directors of the American College of Medical Genetics and the American Society of Human Genetics, member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Counselors. 
  
  "ACMG and its members are at the forefront of genetics research, education and practice. Dr. Korf is a highly capable leader in all of these areas and is an ideal fit for our organization and mission at this point in time," said Michael S. Watson, PhD, FACMG, executive director of the ACMG.
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  "This is a time of promise and excitement in medical genetics as we translate genetic discoveries into better patient care and we look forward to Dr. Korf's valuable contributions as the new ACMG President."

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  Published on: 9/13/2005    Last Visited: 3/2/2008  

  Bruce Korf (University of Alabama, Birmingham) drummed home the medical education crisis.Fewer than 40 percent of medical schools run a genetics course, he said, and according to a recent survey, only one-third of physicians polled feel trained or competent to discuss genetic information.Medical informatics is a disruptive technology akin to a Tower of Babel."Why can't [Google] crawl through medical records?"Korf posed."Is Wal-Mart - Google the future of medicine?"[…]
  
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  "This treatment is indeed a novel approach," said Dr. Bruce Korf, chair of the department of genetics at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and an expert on neurofibromatosis.
  
  "There is enough encouraging evidence to lead to a larger study of this treatment for NF patients," added Korf.
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  SOURCES: Scott Plotkin, M.D., clinical director, Neurofibromatosis Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Bruce Korf, M.D., professor and chair, department of genetics, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Emmanuelle di Tomaso, Ph.D., biomarker project leader, Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Mass.; July 23, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine

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  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D - Speaker Bio
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  Other Presentations by Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D

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  Bruce R. Korf
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  Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D. Chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee
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  Bruce Korf, MD, Ph.D.

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  Published on: 1/1/2008    Last Visited: 2/13/2009  

  Bruce Korf, MD, PhD, Chairman

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  Published on: 6/24/2009    Last Visited: 6/24/2009  

  Platform session 3 - Moderator: Bruce R Korf, MD, UAB

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