EdithJacobsonChernoffMD

Medical Genetics

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine

Overview of Dr. Chernoff

Dr. Edith Chernoff is a Clinical Geneticist and pediatrician in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Chicago Medical Center and Advocate Hope Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she also did her residency. She did her fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute and has been in practice 24 years. Dr. Chernoff is interested in genetic diagnostics and the ongoing management of children with genetic conditions.

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Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1998 - 2000
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1997
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2000 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2000
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

133 citations
Controlled Trial of Pamidronate in Children With Types III and IV Osteogenesis Imperfecta Confirms Vertebral Gains but Not Short‐Term Functional Improvement
Anne D. Letocha, Holly Lea Cintas, James Troendle, James C. Reynolds, Christopher E. Cann, Edith J. Chernoff, Suvimol Hill, Lynn H. Gerber, Joan C. Marini> ;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2005 Jun 1
79 citations
Variable clinical manifestation of homoplasmic G14459A mitochondrial DNA mutation.
Andrea L. Gropman, Tian-Jian Chen, Cherng-Lih Perng, Donna M. Krasnewich, Edith J. Chernoff, Cynthia J. Tifft, Lee-Jun C. Wong> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2004 Feb 1
6 citations
G76E Substitution in Type I Collagen Is the First Nonlethal Glutamic Acid Substitution in the α1(I) Chain and Alters Folding of the N-terminal End of the Helix
Wayne A. Cabral, Edith J. Chernoff, Joan C. Marini> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2001 Apr 1

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