NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence – Find a Center

Improving rare disease care through expertise and collaboration

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NORD is proud to have designated 31 Rare Disease Centers of Excellence nationwide. Each center offers the high-quality specialized care needed to help diagnose and manage complex rare diseases. Collaboration between these institutions creates critical new connections and improves access to best-in-class clinical care and resources.

List of Rare Disease Centers of Excellence by State

Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine/Children’s of Alabama
Co Directors: Nathaniel H Robin, Deeann Wallis (Research Co-director)

California

University of California, San Francisco & UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Co Directors: Renata Gallagher, Anne Slavotinek

Children’s Hospital of Orange County/UC Irvine
Director: Jose E. Abdenur

Colorado

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/Children’s Hospital Colorado/UCHealth
Co Directors: Shawn E. McCandless, Matthew Taylor

Florida

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Director: Mustafa Tekin

Georgia

Emory Division of Medical Genetics/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Director: Michael J. Gambello

Indiana

Indiana University Health-Indiana University School of Medicine
Director: Stephanie M. Ware

Iowa

University of Iowa Health Care
Director: Hatem El-Shanti

Maryland

Johns Hopkins Medicine/Kennedy Krieger Institute
Director: Ada Hamosh

Massachusetts

Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals – NORD Center of Excellence for Rare Disorders
Co Directors: Olaf Bodamer, David Sweetser, Richard Maas

Minnesota

M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital
Director: Susan A. Berry

Mayo Clinic
Co Directors: Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, Eva Morava-Kozicz

Missouri

Washington University/BJC Healthcare
Director: Patricia Dickson

Nebraska

UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha Children’s Hospital and Nebraska Medicine
Director: Omar Abdul-Rahman

New York

Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co Directors: Manisha Balwani, George A. Diaz

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Director: Wendy Chung

North Carolina

UNC Children’s – North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Director: Cynthia M. Powel

Duke Health Rare Disease Center
Director: Priya Kishnani

Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University
Co Directors: Kim McBride, Mari Mori

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Director: John Hogenesch

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health/University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Director: Anne Tsai

Pennsylvania

UPMC Center for Rare Disease Therapy
Co Directors: Jerry Vockley, Audrey Woerner

Penn Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director: Daniel Rader

Tennessee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Director: Rizwan Hamid

Texas

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Director: Angela Scheuerle

McGovern Medical School
Co Directors: Hope Northrup, Myla Ashfaq, MS, CGC

Baylor College of Medicine/Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center/Texas Children’s Hospital
Co Directors: V. Reid Sutton, Kevin Glinton

Utah

University of Utah Medical Genetics
Co Directors: Lorenzo Botto, Nicola Longo

Washington, D.C.

Rare Disease Institute at Children’s National Hospital
Co Directors: Marshall Summar, Debra Regier

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Center for Rare Disease
Co Directors: Kim M. Keppler-Noreuil, M. Stephen Meyn

Children’s Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin
Director: Donald Basel

NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence – Find a Center

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List of Rare Disease Centers of Excellence by State

Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine/Children’s of Alabama

Rare Disease Patient Appointments

California

University of California, San Francisco & UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals

Children’s Hospital of Orange County/UC Irvine

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Emory Division of Medical Genetics/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Indiana

Indiana University Health-Indiana University School of Medicine

Iowa

Maryland

Johns Hopkins Medicine/Kennedy Krieger Institute

Massachusetts

Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals – NORD Center of Excellence for Rare Disorders

Minnesota

M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital

Mayo Clinic

Missouri

Washington University/BJC Healthcare

Nebraska

UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha Children’s Hospital and Nebraska Medicine

New York

Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Center for Rare Disease

North Carolina

UNC Children’s – North Carolina Children’s Hospital

Duke Health Rare Disease Center

Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health/University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Pennsylvania

UPMC Center for Rare Disease Therapy

Penn Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Tennessee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Texas

UT Southwestern Medical Center

McGovern Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine/Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center/Texas Children’s Hospital

Utah

University of Utah Medical Genetics

Washington, D.C.

Rare Disease Institute at Children’s National Hospital

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Center for Rare Disease

Rare Disease Center

Children’s Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin

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Rare Disease Institute at Children’s National Hospital