22q11 Deletion Syndrome NC Support Group

Information:

Genetics centers across the state of North Carolina provide medical care and information for individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (velocardiofacial syndrome) and their families. To obtain information about the condition, please go the website of the velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) educational foundation www.vcfsec.org

The following genetics centers are among those in North Carolina that will provide evaluation and management for VCFS

Vandana Shashi, MD
Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Multidisciplinary Clinic held twice a month
Duke University Medical Center
Division of Medical Genetics
Duke University Medical Center 3528
Durham, NC 27710
919-684-2036 office
919-684-8944 fax

Dr. Tamison Jewett, MD
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Winston-Salem NC 27157
336-713-7572 office
336-712-7580 fax

Dr. Edward Spence, MD
Carolinas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
PO Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
704-355-3159 office
704-355-8700 fax

Dr. Cynthia Powell, MD
Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism Clinic
North Carolina Children's Hospital
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-966-4202 office
919-966-1844 fax

Dr. Pamela Reitnauer MD, PhD
Sonja Eubanks MS
Moses Cone Genetics Clinic
1200 N Elm Street
Greensboro NC 27401
Secretary: Delores Campbell
336-832-8064 office
336-832-7893 fax

Drs. William Allen, MD and Ellen Boyd, MD
Fullerton Genetics Center
14, Victoria Road, Suite 101
Asheville, NC 28801
828-213-0022 office
828-213-0039 fax