Gerald L. Feldman MD, PhD

Dr. Gerald L. Feldman, MD, Ph.D., is both Director of Clinical Genetics Services at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a professor in the departments of pathology, pediatrics, and molecular medicine and genetics, as well as the Medical Director of the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Molecular Pathology at the Detroit Medical Center-University Laboratories. Dr. Feldman received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Indiana University (1975), followed by his master’s degree in medical genetics from Indiana University School of Medicine (1977). Dr. Feldman earned his doctor of philosophy in human genetics from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Human Genetics (1981), followed by his doctor of medicine from the same university (1984). Dr. Feldman completed a Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals residency program at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston (1984-1987), and a Baylor College of Medicine Institute for Molecular Genetics postdoctoral fellowship in clinical genetics and clinical biochemical/molecular genetics (1987-1990).

Currently, Dr. Gerald Feldman is the American College of Medical Genetics president-elect, as well as the Program Director for the Newborn Screening Metabolic Management Program at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Feldman is also the Program Director for the Medical Genetics Residency and the Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship programs at the Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Feldman’s special interest in medical genetics education led to his involvement as co-organizer of the first Banbury Summit (2004) on the future of medical genetics training. He was President of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) from 2006-2008 and has been chair and member of Michigan’s Genetic Advisory, Newborn Screening, and Metabolic Quality Improvement committees.