Geneticist & Care Team

Board-Certified Metabolic Geneticist

A geneticists is a physician who diagnoses, treats and counsels patients with genetic disorders or syndromes.

• James Bartley, M.D., PhD, medical director, Metabolic Center
  Board-certified medical geneticists specializing in metabolic disorders

Additional Members of the Metabolic CCS Care Team

• Registered Dietician
  Assess patients’ nutritional needs, develop and implement nutrition programs, and evaluate and report the results. They also confer with doctors and other health care professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs.
• Nurse Practitioner
  A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician.
• Clinical Social Worker
  Social workers help provide referrals to a broad range of community based agencies and organizations to assist the child and family in obtaining supportive care and assistance. The social worker also is available to provide crisis counseling, individual and family counseling.