Cynthia J. Curry

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Cynthia J. Curry is an emerita tenured University of California San Francisco Professor of Pediatrics and an adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University. [1] [2] Board certified in pediatrics and clinical genetics, Curry has practiced as a clinical geneticist for over 20 years in Fresno, California with associations to St. Agnes Medical Center and Community Regional Medical Center. [3]

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Education

Curry received her Bachelor of Arts in Zoology and Physiology at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Then, in 1967, she graduated from medical school from Yale School of Medicine. Afterwards, she completed a residency and internship program through the University of Washington at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle. Curry then continued her pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Following this, she went on to complete a fellowship in dysmorphology and genetics at the University of California, San Francisco. [4] [5]

Research

In Curry's career as a researcher, her interests relate to syndrome delineation in foetuses and new-borns, in addition to causes of intellectual disability. [2] Curry is the author of more than 140 articles and chapters and, in 2019, released her book Genetic Consultations in the Newborn alongside co-author Robin D. Clark, MD. In a Newswire article highlighting her contributions, it is emphasized that, "A ground-breaking researcher in the field of clinical genetics, Dr. Curry's findings have been featured in over one hundred publications in peer-reviewed journals and numerous chapters in medical books." [6]

Career and awards

Curry has also served as a reviewer for multiple publications relating to the field of genetics such as American Journal of Medical Genetics (which she holds the position of associate senior editor for), Clinical Genetics, the European Journal of Medical Genetics, and the American Journal of Human Genetics. Throughout her career, she has remained actively involved in research societies like the Western Society for Pediatric Research, as well as in organizations relevant to her specialty like The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the American Society of Human Genetics. [6] Additionally, she is on the scientific advisory board of AI-phenotyping company Face2Gene and works with the State of California Birth Defects Monitoring Program. [5] [7]

Curry has earned numerous awards throughout her career, including: the Faculty Research Award at UCSF Fresno for the 1983-1984 academic year, the Outstanding Achievement in Women's Health Research from the Fresno Madera Medical Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics David W Smith award for excellence in genetics in 2014, has been included in the America's Top Doctors list every year from 2003 to 2019, and has earned the Western Society for Pediatric Research Joseph St Geme award in 2020. [3] [5] She has also been mentioned in: America's Top Doctors (book series): 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition, 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, and 14th Edition. Similarity, she is referenced in Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. [8]

Curry continues to practice as a clinical geneticist while serving as a mentor to graduate students at UCSF Fresno. [2] [6]

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