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Dr. Edmondson is an attending physician with the Metabolic Disease Program and the Division of Human Genetics at CHOP, and an assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the study of glycosylation in the brain.
Education and Training
BS, Brigham Young University (Microbiology and Russian, Minors in Molecular Biology and Chemistry, University Honors), 2004
MD/PhD, University Of Pennsylvania (Cell And Molecular Biology), 2013
Residency, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatrics/Genetics)
Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Clinical Biochemical Genetics)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
Titles and Academic Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013-
American Board of Pediatrics, Diplomate, 2017-
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Diplomate, 2017
Professional Awards
2016, Scholarship, Society for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, North American Metabolic Academy
2012, George W. Householder, III Memorial Prize for original and meritorious work in the area of basic or clinical cardiovascular research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2011, Tom Kadesch Prize in Genetic Research, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Genetics
2009, Finalist, Trainee Award in Pre-doctoral–Translational Research, American Society of Human Genetic
2009, Holmes Award for Bench Research, University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine
2008-2011, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows)
2008, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, Great Rivers Affiliate
2008, Workshop for Clinical Investigators on the Genetics of Complex Disorders, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
2004, Magna Cum Laude, Brigham Young University