Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic
The Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, established in 1996 as a team effort between the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, serves patients and families with familial disorder of cardiac muscle and conduction, and children with extra cardiac anomalies associated with their heart disease. Additionally, individuals and families with vascular disorders such as Marfan syndrome and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome are served by this clinic. The clinic is staffed by board-certified pediatric cardiologists and medical geneticists. The clinic is directed by Dr. John Belmont. The clinic meets on scheduled Wednesdays and Thursdays of each month, in the Cardiology suite in the West Tower at Texas Children's Hospital. Clinic operation hours are from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Clinic Physicians:
- John Belmont, M.D., Ph.D. (Genetics)
- William J. Craigen, M.D., Ph.D. (Genetics)
- John Lynn Jeffries, M.D. (Cardiology)
Clinic Coordinator:
Hugo Martinez, M.D.
Phone: 832-826-5667
Fax: 832-825-5899
E-mail:
Clinic Director:
John W. Belmont, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.M.G.
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics