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Nadia Falah, MD

Board-Certified Medical & Biochemical Geneticist | MD Genetic Clinic, Bradenton FL

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Learn about Dr. Nadia Falah, a board-certified medical geneticist specializing in rare genetic diseases, Cancer Genetics, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, metabolic disorders, and genetic testing at MD Genetic Clinic in Bradenton, Florida.

Dr. Falah is a Medical Doctor specializing in Medical and Biochemical Genetics. She is a former assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, at West Virginia University. Additionally, she previously served on the West Virginia Advisory Council on Rare Diseases, with a particular focus on rare diseases. Dr. Falah earned her medical degree from Tripoli University of Medical Science in Tripoli, Libya. She then completed a residency in clinical genetics at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Health System. Following this, Dr. Falah pursued a fellowship in clinical pharmacology at the Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Clinical Investigation from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. To further advance her expertise in genetics, she completed a medical biochemical fellowship at Duke University. Dr. Falah is board-certified in Medical Genetics and Medical Biochemical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG). She has been a member of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the American Medical Association since 2014. Dr. Falah’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and she has presented at various medical conferences. She also serves as a reviewer for several medical journals and as a consultant for private pharmaceutical companies.

Board Certifications

American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics

Medical Biochemical Genetics

American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics

Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Medical Genetics and Metabolic Clinical Expertise

Autism sprectrum disorders

Biochemical genetics

Chromosomal anomalies

Clinical genetics

Connective tissue diseases

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

Developmental delays

Hypermobility syndrome

Lysosomal storage diseases

Medical biochemical genetics

Mitochondrial diseases

Whole Genome Sequencing Genetic Testing

Medical Genetics and Metabolic Work Experience

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital · Saint Petersburg, FL

Medical and Biomedical Geneticist

October 2023 - Present

Nicklaus Children's Hospital · Miami, FL

Medical Geneticist

December 2017 - July 2018

West Virginia University Hospitals · Morgantown, WV

Assistant Professor, pediatrics/Genetics and Metabolism

August 2018 - July 2022

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida · Orlando, FL

Past Affiliation

Education & Training

Indiana University School of Medicine

Fellowship, Clinical Pharmacology

Vanderbilt University

MSCI, Master of Science of Clinical Investigation

Duke University Hospital

Fellowship, Medical Biochemical Genetics, 2022 - 2023

University of Miami/Jackson Health System

Residency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2014 - 2017

University of Tripoli School of Medicine

Class of 2007

Certification & Licensure

Licenses

FL State Medical License

2023 - 2027

WV State Medical License

2018 - 2024

NC State Medical License

2022 - 2023

Awards, Honors & Recognition

T32 award

NIH, 2012, 2013, 2014

Travel award

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2011

Pubmed Publications

Genetic Services in Appalachia Conference Series.

Kimberly M Kelly, Trupti Dhumal, Virginia G Scott, Nadia Falah, Rebecca Kronk

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A 2025-05-01

The interplay of psychosis and non-compliance with fatal outcome in an adult with MSUD.

Nadia Falah, Surekha Pendyal, Cina Sasannejad, Allison Gibson, Yu Lin Lee

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A 2024-09-01

A pilot study of home-based genetic testing completion rate in telegenetics cancer clinics in West Virginia Appalachia.

Nadia Falah, Alissa Terry, Amna Umer, Marlee Kastner, Kathryn L Oliverio

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A 2023-04-01

Genetics Lessons From Rare Patients.

Nadia Falah

Academic Medicine 2023-02-01

A 77-year odyssey to a rare disease diagnosis.

Nadia Falah

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022-11-01

Genetics education in primary care residency training: satisfaction and current barriers.

Nadia Falah, Amna Umer, Emilea Warnick, Manuel Vallejo, Timothy Lefeber

BMC Primary Care 2022-06-19

Mutations in KCNK4 that Affect Gating Cause a Recognizable Neurodevelopmental Syndrome

Christiane K. Bauer, Paolo Calligari, Francesca Clementina Radio, Viviana Caputo, Maria Lisa Dentici

American Journal of Human Genetics 2018-10-04

22q11.2q13 duplication including SOX10 causes sex-reversal and peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, central dysmyelinating leukodystrophy, Waardenburg syndrome, and Hirschsprung disease.

Nadia Falah, Jennifer E. Posey, Willa Thorson, Paul J. Benke, Mustafa Tekin

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A 2017-04-01

Enhancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Efficacy by Mitigating Oxygen Shock.

Charlie Mantel, Heather O'Leary, Brahmananda R. Chitteti, Xinxin Huang, Scott Cooper

Cell 2015-06-18

Antenatal corticosteroid therapy: Current strategies and identifying mediators and markers for response

Nadia Falah, David M. Haas

Seminars in Perinatology 2014-12-01

Investigation of genetic risk factors for chronic adult diseases for association with preterm birth

Nadia Falah, Jude J. McElroy, Victoria Snegovskikh, Charles J. Lockwood, Errol R. Norwitz

Human Genetics 2013-01-01

Genetic and Rare Disease Committees

ACMG Continuing Certification Program (CCP) Committee

Member

2022 - 2023

West Virginia Advisor Council of Rare Disease

Member

2021 - 2023

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