Lorenzo D. Botto, MD
- Genetics
- 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).
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Genetics
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- 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
Medical Education
Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
10/15/1985
Residency
Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
6/23/1989
Residency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
6/30/1996
Residency
Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
11/25/1997
Residency
University of Utah, Division of Medical Genetics
Salt Lake City, UT
6/30/2007
Fellowship
University of Utah, Division of Medical Genetics
Salt Lake City, UT
6/30/2008
University of Utah
Professor
- Member, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Member, American Medical Association
- Member, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Member, Society of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
- Member, International Skeletal Dysplasia Society
- 2008: Guest Editor, American Journal of Medical Genetics
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