JeannieJirachatVisootsakMD

Pediatrics • Decatur, GA

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Hospitalist

Assistant Professor, Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine

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Office
2165 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone+1 404-778-8590

Fax+1 404-778-8562
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Summary

Dr. Jeannie Visootsak, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Decatur, Georgia. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, New Jersey, and California. She is affiliated with Emory University Hospital and is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Charles R Drew UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2003 - 2019
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Dose-ranging Study of PRX-102 in Adult Fabry Disease Patients Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Safety Study of NNZ-2566 in Patients With Fragile X Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Single Dose Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 03
Completed
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
A Conceptual Model of Angelman Syndrome and Review of Relevant Clinical Outcomes Assessments (COAs)
Joseph Grieco, Beverly Romero, Emuella Flood, Raquel Cabo, Jeannie Visootsak> ;The Patient. 2019 Feb 1
29 citations
Clinical Development of Targeted Fragile X Syndrome Treatments: An Industry Perspective.
Anna W. Lee, Pamela Ventola, Dejan B. Budimirovic, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Brain Sciences. 2018 Dec 5
111 citations
Arbaclofen in fragile X syndrome: results of phase 3 trials.
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Randi J Hagerman, Jeannie Visootsak, Dejan B. Budimirovic, Maryann Cherubini, Peter Zarevics, Karen Walton-Bowen, Paul Wang, Mark F. Bear, Rand...> ;Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2017 Jun 12
11 citations
Parental Perspectives on Pharmacological Clinical Trials: a Qualitative Study in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome
Victoria Reines, Krista Charen, Tracie C. Rosser, Arri Eisen, Stephanie L. Sherman, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2017 May 24
7 citations
Importance of a specialty clinic for individuals with fragile X syndrome.
Jeannie Visootsak, Sharon A. Kidd, Tovi Anderson, Julia L. Bassell, Stephanie L. Sherman, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2016 Dec 1
7 citations
Improving Health Education for Women Who Carry an FMR1 Premutation
Whitney Espinel, Krista Charen, Lillie Huddleston, Jeannie Visootsak, Stephanie L. Sherman> ;Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2016 Apr 1
17 citations
Influence of CHDs on psycho-social and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with Down syndrome
Jeannie Visootsak, Lillie Huddleston, Allison Buterbaugh, Adrienne Perkins, Stephanie L. Sherman, Jessica Ezzell Hunter> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2016 Feb 1
173 citations
Mavoglurant in fragile X syndrome: Results of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Vincent des Portes, Randi J Hagerman, Sébastien Jacquemont, Perrine Charles, Jeannie Visootsak, Marc Brinkman, Karin Rerat, Barbara Koumaras, L...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2016 Jan 13
22 citations
A 3′ untranslated region variant in FMR1 eliminates neuronal activity-dependent translation of FMRP by disrupting binding of the RNA-binding protein HuR
Joshua A. Suhl, Ravi S. Muddashetty, Bart R. Anderson, Marius F. Ifrim, Jeannie Visootsak, Gary J. Bassell, Stephen T. Warren> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 Nov 24
31 citations
Sleep profiles in children with down syndrome
Julia L. Bassell, Han Phan, Roberta M. Leu, Rebecca Kronk, Jeannie Visootsak> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2015 Aug 1
8 citations
Developmental outcomes of Down syndrome and Dandy-Walker malformation
Kaitlin Love, Lillie Huddleston, Pat Olney, David Wrubel, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Journal of Pediatric Neurology. 2015 Jul 30
20 citations
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Down Syndrome and Infantile Spasms
Sarah Tapp, Tovi Anderson, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Journal of Pediatric Neurology. 2015 Jun 1
86 citations
Independent role for presynaptic FMRP revealed by an FMR1 missense mutation associated with intellectual disability and seizures
Leila K. Myrick, Pan Yue Deng, Hideharu Hashimoto, Young Mi Oh, Yongcheol Cho, Mickael Poidevin, Joshua A. Suhl, Jeannie Visootsak, Valeria Cavalli, Peng Jin, Xiaodong...> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 Jan 27
7 citations
Object-related generativity in children with Down syndrome.
Deborah J. Fidler, Elizabeth A. Will, Lisa A. Daunhauer, Brianne Gerlach-McDonald, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2014 Dec 1
143 citations
Fragile X syndrome: A review of associated medical problems
Sharon A. Kidd, Ave M. Lachiewicz, Deborah Barbouth, Robin K. Blitz, Carol Delahunty, Dianne M. McBrien, Jeannie Visootsak, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis> ;Pediatrics. 2014 Nov 1
28 citations
Cognitive aspects of Fragile X syndrome
Lillie Huddleston, Jeannie Visootsak, Stephanie L. Sherman> ;Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science. 2014 Jul 1
10 citations
Climbing the branches of a family tree: diagnosis of fragile X syndrome.
Jeannie Visootsak, Heather S. Hipp, Heather Clark, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Tovi Anderson, Dawn Laney> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 Jun 1
20 citations
A Case of False Negative NIPT for Down Syndrome-Lessons Learned
Meagan Smith, Kimberly M. Lewis, Alexandrea Holmes, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Case Reports in Genetics. 2014 Feb 4
5 citations
Implications of delayed diagnosis of infantile spasm in a child with Down syndrome.
Allison Buterbaugh, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Journal of Pediatric Neurology. 2014 Jan 1
1 citations
A Male with Cooccurrence of Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome
Tovi Anderson, Allison Buterbaugh, Kaitlin Love, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Case Reports in Genetics. 2013 Sep 8
26 citations
Effect of congenital heart defects on language development in toddlers with Down syndrome.
Jeannie Visootsak, B. Hess, R. Bakeman, L. B. Adamson> ;Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2013 Sep 1
1 citations
Contribution of Family History in Co-occurring Down Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Allison Buterbaugh, Henry J Mroczkowski, Suma P. Shankar, Jeannie Visootsak> ;Annals of Paediatric Rheumatology. 2013 Apr 1
5 citations
Noninvasive screening tools for Down syndrome: a review
Meagan Smith, Jeannie Visootsak> ;International Journal of Women's Health. 2013 Mar 6
24 citations
Timing of diagnosis of 47,XXY and 48,XXYY: a survey of parent experiences.
Jeannie Visootsak, Natalie Ayari, Susan Howell, Joash T Lazarus, Nicole Tartaglia> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2013 Feb 1
38 citations
Genome-wide analysis validates aberrant methylation in fragile X syndrome is specific to the FMR1 locus
Reid S. Alisch, Tao Wang, Pankaj Chopra, Jeannie Visootsak, Karen N. Conneely, Stephen T. Warren> ;BMC Medical Genetics. 2013 Jan 29
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Press Mentions

18 Books to Celebrate down Syndrome Awareness MonthOctober 26th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Emory University HospitalAtlanta, Georgia