Dr Vinu N

Dr Vinu N is a Consultant in Medical Genetics with qualifications in MD Pediatrics and DNB–Superspeciality Medical Genetics. She has completed the McKusick Short Course in Human Genetics, the SSIEM Inherited Metabolic Diseases training course, and the ICMR course in Medical Genetics, and is a member of SIAMG. She has presented her work at national and international genetics forums. Her expertise includes pediatric genetics, prenatal genetics, neurometabolic disorders, inborn errors of metabolism, adult-onset genetic disorders, and cancer genetics.

Educational Qualifications:

• MD Pediatrics – B. J. Government Medical College, Pune
• DNB Super-Specialty in Medical Genetics (DNB-SS) – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (President Gold Medalist)

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Medical Genetics, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathahalli, Bengaluru
• Consultant – Medical Genetics, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru
• Senior Resident & Super-Specialty Trainee – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

Awards & Achievements:

• President Gold Medal – DNB Super-Specialty Medical Genetics
• Best Oral Paper Award – Clinical Utility of Next Generation Sequencing in Intellectual Disability (AIIMS, New Delhi)
• Best Poster Award – Clinical & Genetic Studies in Pompe Disease
• NIH & Howard Hughes Grant recipient – McKusick Short Course in Human Genetics, USA

Professional Memberships:

• Member – SIAMG (Society for Inherited & Metabolic Genetic Disorders)

Certifications:

• McKusick Short Course in Human Genetics – Jackson Laboratory, Maine, USA
• SSIEM Training Course – Inherited Metabolic Disorders
• ICMR Course in Medical Genetics
• SIAMG (Society for Inherited & Metabolic Genetic Disorders)

Talks & Publications:

• Clinical and molecular spectrum of patients with Griscelli syndrome – presented at the 60th McKusick Short Course in Human Genetics
• Journey to Diagnosis of the Undiagnosed – Manipal Genetics Update III
• Clinical utility of Next Generation Sequencing in Intellectual Disability – International Conference of Birth Defects and Third National Conference of SIAMG (Dec 2016)
• Hyperphenylalaninemia with DHPR deficiency – presented at the 15th ICMR Course in Medical Genetics, SGPGI Lucknow
• Tackling genetic disorder – Dr Vinu Narayan
• Multiple national and international paper presentations
• Publications on intellectual disability, metabolic disorders, and rare genetic syndromes
• Invited speaker at genetics and pediatric conferences
• Active contributor to genetics education and training programs