Lorenzo D. Botto, MD

Specialties

Genetics

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Languages Spoken:

English

Lorenzo Botto, M.D., is a consulting genetics physician at Shriners Children's Salt Lake City and professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He trained in Europe and the United States, specializing in pediatrics, pediatric cardiology and medical genetics, with further subspecialty training in biochemical genetics. He trained in and practiced epidemiology and public health at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (EIS and preventive medicine program) for over a decade. In the clinic, Dr. Botto primarily focuses on three areas: (a) diagnosis and care of people with undiagnosed or rare conditions; (b) skeletal dysplasias (genetic disorders of the bone), (c) inherited metabolic diseases (particularly those that affect the brain, the heart and the production of energy).

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Genetics

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Board Certifications

American Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics - General
American Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics, Genetics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics - General

Education and Training

Medical Education|Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore|Rome, Italy|null||10/15/1985

Residency|Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore|Rome, Italy|null||06/23/1989

Residency|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Atlanta|GA||06/30/1996

Residency|Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore|Rome, Italy|null||11/25/1997

Residency|University of Utah, Division of Medical Genetics|Salt Lake City|UT||06/30/2007

Fellowship|University of Utah, Division of Medical Genetics|Salt Lake City|UT||06/30/2008

Academic Positions and Locations

University of Utah
Professor

Leadership and Memberships