Positions

Assistant Professor, Nurse Practitioner, Chief- Division of Genetic Nursing

Molecular & Human Genetics/Brendan Lee Lab
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Childrens Genetics Department (Clinic)

Mark Wallace Tower, 16th floor
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-7902
aliciat@bcm.edu

Adult Genetics - Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center (Clinic)

McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7820

Education

BSN from University of Massachusetts

12/2009 - Amherst, Massachusetts United States

Nursing

MSN from University of Texas Medical Branch

12/2015 - Galveston, Texas United States

Family Nurse Practitioner

DNP from University of Texas

12/2025 - Houston

Certifications

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (FNP)

Texas Board of Nursing

Registered Nurse

Texas Board of Nursing

Certified in Clinical Genetics - ACGN

NPCC

Honors & Awards

Recipient, 2018 Betsy Love McClung Grant for Research and Education

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Power of Professionalism Award

BCM (03/2023)

Professional Interests

• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Lysosomal Storage Disorders
• Mucopolysaccharidosis- Hurler Syndrome(MPS I), Hunter Syndrome (MPS II), Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS III), Morquio Syndrome (MPS IV), Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS VI), Sly Syndrome (MPS VII).
• Gaucher Disease
• Fabry Disease
• Pompe Disease
• X-Linked Hypophosphatemia
• Hypophosphatasia

Professional Statement

As a family nurse practitioner, I specialize in genetics and the care of patients across the lifespan at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

Clinically, I see patients in the metabolic and skeletal dysplasia genetics clinics. Diseases I treat include but are not limited to: Lysosomal Storage Disorders (Mucopolysaccharidosis of all types, Gaucher Disease, Pompe Disease, Fabry Disease), Osteogenesis Imperfecta, osteopenia/osteoporosis (including those associated with muscular dystrophies), X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, and Hypophosphatasia.

I manage the infusion service for the Genetics department (TCH and Baylor) which includes enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for lysosomal storage disorders, bisphosphonates and injectable therapies.

I am a sub-I on the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, which aims to improve the lives of those diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Current studies include a natural history study, a biomarker study, and a drug trial underway at this time.

I also dedicate time to the Undiagnosed Disease Network, which seeks to obtain answers for patients who have suffered with diseases for which we lack current diagnosis. Baylor seeks to obtain diagnosis through in-depth testing and advanced genetic methodologies.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Handoko M, Emrick LT, Rosenfeld JA, Wang X, Tran A, Turner A, Belmont JW; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Lee BH, Bacino CA, Chao HT "Recurrent mosaic MTOR c.5930C>T (p.Thr1977Ile) Variant Causing Megalencephaly, Asymmetric Polymicrogyria, and Cutaneous Pigmentary Mosaicism (P1.6-037)." Am J Hum Genet. 2019 Mar;179(3):475-479. Pubmed PMID: 30569621
• Murali CN, Cuthbertson D, Slater B, Nguyen D, Turner A, Harris G, Sutton VR, Lee B; Members of the BBD Consortium, Nagamani SCS. "Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument is a Useful Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Physical Function in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta." 2019 Nov; Pubmed PMID: 31772349
• Chaya N. Murali, Brady Slater, Salma Musaad, David Cuthbertson, Dianne Nguyen, Alicia Turner, Mahshid Azamian, Laura Tosi, Frank Rauch, V. Reid Sutton, Brendan Lee, Members of the BBD Consortium, Sandesh C. S. Nagamani "Health‐related Quality of Life in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta." Clinical Genetics. 2021 Feb 12; Pubmed PMID: 33580568
• Agustin Leonardo Lujan, Ombretta Foresti, Conor Sugden, Nathalie Brouwers, Alex Mateo Farre, Alessio Vignoli, Mahshid Azamian, Alicia Turner, Jose Wojnacki, Vivek Malhotra "Defects in Lipid Homeostasis Reflect the Function of TANGO2 in Phospholipid and Neutral Lipid Metabolism." 2023 Mar 24;

Memberships

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Member

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners

Member

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

Member