David Bick, MD, has been invited to present at the Concierge Medicine Forum in Atlanta October 26-27. The two-day forum will address current trends that are having an impact on the quality of health care today. Bick will present during the Friday breakout session at 10 am and discuss how genomics can help identify undiagnosed and misdiagnosed […]
The Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine was featured on the latest episode of DNA Today, a genetics radio show educating the public on genetics and public health topics. Dr. David Bick, Meagan Cochran and Carol Aiken discussed how the team is working to end the diagnostic odyssey through genomic sequencing. Check out the full interview […]
Front Line Genomics, the media sponsor for this year’s Genomic Medicine Conference, highlighted the HudsonAlpha Hero Fund in the October issue of its magazine. “We knew there were many, many patients, both pediatric and adult, who would benefit from a molecular diagnosis, and who had not had the opportunity to go through that diagnostic process,” […]
Clinic Medical Director David Bick, MD, sat down with Clinical OMICs magazine to discuss the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for the identification and treatment of rare disease. “We are rapidly reaching the point where we do whole genome sequencing on anybody you think has a rare disease,” said Bick. Read the full story on page […]
Jim Wall has struggled with back problems for more than 20 years, but just ignored the pain and accepted it as a part of life. “My sister used to tell me I had the ‘back walk’ and my wife used to tell me I walked around the house like Frankenstein,” said Jim. “Those were probably […]
Business Alabama magazine recently featured HudsonAlpha researchers in the April issue, which highlighted genomic medicine efforts in Alabama. David Bick, MD; Greg Cooper, PhD; Howard Jacob, Phd; Shawn Levy, PhD; and Liz Worthey, PhD discussed how HudsonAlpha is making advances in the field of genomic medicine, including providing whole genome sequencing to patients with rare, undiagnosed […]
HudsonAlpha and Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine presented at the ACMG meeting last week in Phoenix, AZ. David Bick, MD, and Kelly East discussed clinical exome or genome scans for healthy adults, in addition to patients with rare genetic diseases. Bick said he favors the term “elective genome” for genome tests of healthy individuals, […]
Genetic counselor Meagan Cochran took home the Top Abstract award for her Information is Power poster today at the annual ACMG meeting today in Phoenix, AZ. The ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting provides genetics professionals with the opportunity to learn how genetics and genomics are being integrated into medical or clinical practice. The ACMG Annual […]
Huntsville, Ala. — The HudsonAlpha Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Loretta Spencer to support the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine. To recognize Spencer’s generous gift, the clinic’s triage room (a room where our doctor meets with and evaluates new patients) is named in her honor. Loretta Spencer served as the mayor of Huntsville, […]
Next month, residents of Marshall County have the unique opportunity to have breakfast with David Bick, MD, PhD, a leading expert in the world of genetics. Dr. Bick is a clinical geneticist with more than 20 years’ experience diagnosing and treating children with genetic disorders, will speak at the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Annual Healthcare […]
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