Lynne Bird, PhD

Dr. Lynne Bird is a dysmorphologist and clinical geneticist, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at University of California San Diego, based at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. She has been in practice 30 years and has been involved with Angelman syndrome research for 23 years. She has personally evaluated more than 150 individuals with Angelman syndrome. Dr. Bird is a principal investigator on several clinical trials aimed at finding treatments for the unmet needs in Angelman syndrome.