Emily Lucy Germain-Lee MD

Summary

• Dr. Emily Germain-Lee is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Professor of Reconstructive Sciences at the Univ of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. She is also the Head of Academic Affairs and Research for Pediatric Endocrinology at Connecticut Children's as well as the Director for the Scientific Center for Rare Disease for Connecticut Children's Research Institute. Her research focus is on rare bone disorders, and she established and directs the Center for Rare Bone Disorders, Albright Center, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta Center. She is an NIH-funded laboratory investigator. She received her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship. She then went on to be faculty at Johns Hopkins from 1992 -2016, achieving the rank of Professor. She moved to Connecticut at the end of 2016, and she remains a Professor (Adjunct) at Johns Hopkins. She has been in practice 32 years. She specializes in pediatric bone disorders, especially rare bone disorders, and pediatric growth disorders. Her laboratory focus is on Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, osteogenesis imperfecta, rare bone disorders, and general bone biology. She is experienced in rare bone disorders including pseudohypoparathyroidism (Albright hereditary osteodystrophy) and osteogenesis imperfecta, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric disorders of bone metabolism and genetic bone disorders