Appointments (504) 896-9572
Office Hours 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
The Department of Genetics provides the diagnosis and management of a complete range of genetic disorders including hereditary diseases, congenital defects and metabolic disorders, and genetic counseling as appropriate. The department has the support of laboratory services (chromosomal, metabolic and molecular) and extensive computerized databases of hereditary diseases and birth defects.
The department offers various specialty clinics, including birth defects, inborn errors of metabolism, connective tissue disorders, craniofacial, cleft lip/cleft palate, neurofibromatosis, Down’s syndrome, mitochondrial and lissencephaly.
Satellite genetic clinics include the Children’s Hospital Metairie Center and clinics in Thibodaux, Monroe, Lake Charles, Lafayette and Slidell.
Julie Faucheux, MS, Genetics Counselor
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Yves Lacassie, MD
Director, Genetics, Children’s Hospital
Head, Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
University of Chile
Specialty Training:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Special Interest:
Clinical genetics, birth defects, genetic syndromes, chromosomal disorders, connective tissue disorders, dermatoglyphics and diagnosis, nosology of genetic diseases
Michael Marble, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics,
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Specialty Training:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Special Interest:
Clinical Genetics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, birth defects, genetic syndromes, chromosomal disorders