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Specialty:
Pediatrics
Clinical Genetics
Department Affiliation:
Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:
A154948
Phone:
310-206-6581
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Dr. Russell is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Genetics. She obtained her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine and completed her combined pediatrics and human genetics residency and metabolic training at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Dr. Russell sees general genetics patients as well as metabolic patients. Her clinical interests include state newborn screening, metabolic disorders, chromatin modifying disorders, hearing loss, renal disease, epilepsy, congenital malformations, and cancer predisposition syndromes.

She also has a specialized clinic and does clinical research on disorders caused by genetic changes in the ASXL gene family (Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, Shashi-Pena Syndrome, Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome). She maintains a registry and biobank for these conditions and is considered an expert on Bohring-Opitz Syndrome.

She is also the Associate Director for the Medical Genetics Residency Program.

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310-206-8616
Medical Board Certifications
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2017
Certification 2
Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Board of Medical Genetics, 2019
Residency
Pediatric Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2013-2018
Degree
UC Irvine College of Medicine, MD, 2013
Publications
  1. Russell, BE., Rigueur, D., Sund, K., Basil, J., Hufnagel, RB., Weaver, KN., Prows, C., Hopkin, R., Saal, HM., Lyons, K., Dauber, A. Homozygous Missense Variant in BMPR1A Resulting in BMPR Signaling Disruption and Syndromic Features. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019 Nov; 7(11). PMID:31493347
  2. Russell, BE., Whaley, KG., Labilloy, A., Lombardo, RC., Bove, K., Prada, C., Hopkin, RJ., Leslie, ND., Assouline, Z., Barcia, G., Bouchereau, J., Chomton, M., Debray, D., Dorboz, I., Durand, P., Guettier-Bouttier, C., Habes, D., Jardel, C., Labarthe, F., Lévy, J., Lombès, A., Mehler Jacob, C., Melki, J., Menvielle, L., Munnich, A., Pichard, S., Rio, M., Rötig, A., Sissaoui, S., Slama, A., Miethke, A., Schiff, M. Expanding and Underscoring the Hepato-Encephalopathic Phenotype of QIL1/MIC13. Hepatology 2019 Sep; 70(3). PMID:
    30912852
  3. Russell B. Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. In: Face2Gene Library: London Medical Database. May 7th, 2018.
  4. Russell, B., Tan, WH., Graham, JM Jr. Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. In: Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, et al., editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2018. 2018, Feb 15. PMID: 29446906
  5. Russell, B., Johnson, JJ., Biesecker, LG., Kramer, N., Pickart, A., Rhead, W., Tan, WH., Brownstein, CA., Clarkson, LK., Dobson, A., Rosenberg, AZ., Vergano, SA., Helm, BM., Harrison, RE., Graham, JM. Clinical Management of Patients with ASXL1 Mutations and Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, Emphasizing the Need for Wilms Tumor Surveillance. Am J Med Genet Part A. 2015, Sep; 167A(9):2122-31. PMID: 25921057
  6. Steller, J., Russell, B., Lotfipour, S., Maldonado, G., Siepel, T., Jakle, H., Hata, S., Chiem, A., Fox, J. USEFUL: Ultrasound Exam for Underlying Lesions Incorporated into Physical Exam. West J Emerg Med. 2014, May; 15(3):260-6. PMID: 24868302
  7. Hannah, JB., Kissel, P., Russell, B., Hose, JE. Dystextia: An Early Sign of Pregnancy-Associated Meningioma. Open J Mod Neurosurg. 2014. 4;69-75.
  8. Russell, B., Graham, JM. Expanding our knowledge of conditions associated with the ASXL gene family. Genome Med. 2013, Feb 21;5(2):16. PMID: 23672984
Awards
  • Recipient of ACMG Foundation David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award (2016)
  • Gold Humanism Honors Society (2013)
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