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| Elaine H. Zackai | |
| Fields: | Pediatrics, genetics |
| Workplaces: | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Education: | New York University College of Arts & Science |
| Alma Mater: | New York University School of Medicine |
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Elaine H. Zackai is a Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Clinical Genetics, and the Director of the Clinical Genetics Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
She was born in Brooklyn in 1943, to a metallurgist and a high school teacher.[1]
Zackai completed her B.A. at the New York University College of Arts & Science in 1964, followed by her M.D. at New York University School of Medicine in 1968.[2]
She is a member of multiple professional organisations, sits on multiple academic and institutional committees, and holds multiple professorships.[3]
She is also a founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
Her research has included genetic factors relating to birth defects, syndromes relating to chromosomal translocation, and 22q gene deletion.[4]