Adeline Vanderver MD

Dr. Adeline Vanderver, MD, is the Director of the Myelin Disorders Clinic at Children’s National Health System. Dr. Vanderver is an international leader in the study of leukodystrophies, conditions that affect about one in 7,000 children.

Dr. Vanderver has been interested in solving the mysteries of inherited myelin disorders since she was a medical student. She was touched by families that had been trying for years to understand the medical condition their children were experiencing before receiving a diagnosis. Dr. Vanderver also is deeply involved in searching for genetic pathways that might explain how these conditions occur. Just as important, she says, is building community support for patients and their families.

Dr. Vanderver is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, and Integrative Systems Biology at George Washington University Medical Center. She also works with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health.