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Jirair Bedoyan, MD, Medical Genetics, Pittsburgh, PA

Jirair Krikor Bedoyan MD PhD (He/Him)

Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Medical Biochemical Genetics


Professor, Pediatrics

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  • 4401 Penn AvePittsburgh, PA 15224

  • Phone+1 412-692-5070

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Summary

  • Jirair K. Bedoyan, MD, PhD, FACMG is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine. He also is Program Director of the Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director of Medical Genetics Clinical Research in the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh IRB Committee member; and currently serves on the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Scientific and Medical Advisory Board.

    Dr. Bedoyan is a clinical and biochemical geneticist investigating the genetics and pathophysiology of several inborn errors of metabolism and mitochondrial disorders including disorders of pyruvate metabolism, particularly mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency (PCD). He has published over 50 articles, reviews, and book chapters. He has an active clinical research program, with government-funded and industry-sponsored clinical studies/trials. Bedoyan served as project co-PI (2014-19) and PI (2019-25) on NIH-funded U54 Rare Disease Clinical Research Network, North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) project grants with focus on mitochondrial PDCD, and received pilot grants for clinical research from the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium and NAMDC. His work is also supported by philanthropy funds from the Elizabeth Watt PDCD Research Fund and the Noelle and Nicholas Thoma Fund for Congenital Lactic Acidosis. Bedoyan has achieved local, national, and international recognition for excellence in patient care and for his novel scholarly work to improve patient care and health outcomes for several complex inherited disorders of energy metabolism including PDCD and PCD.

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Medical Biochemical Genetics, 2012 - 2014
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2007 - 2010
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2004
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganPhD, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2007 - 2029
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2012 - 2027
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • Clinical Biochemical Genetics
    American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Biochemical Genetics
  • Clinical Genetics and Genomics
    American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
  • Above and Beyond Honors Wood County Department of Job and Family Services, 2013
  • Recognized on National Doctor’s Day on Mott Facebook, MI for excellence of care 2012

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Mitochondrial Disease Sequence Data Resource (MSeqDR): A global grass-roots consortium to facilitate deposition, curation, annotation, and integrated analysis of genom...  
    Falk, M. J., et al., Bedoyan, J. K. included as MSeqDR Consortium participant, Mol. Genet. Metab., 1/1/2015
  • Novel SMC1A frameshift mutations in children with developmental delay and epilepsy  
    Goldstein, J. H. R., Tim-Aroon, T., Shieh, J., Merrill, M., Deeb, K. K., Zhang, S., Bass, N. E., and Bedoyan, J. K., Eur. J. Med. Genetics, 1/1/2015
  • Clinical and biochemical characterization of four patients with mutations in ECHS1  
    Ferdinandusse, S., Friederich, M. W., Burlina, A., Ruiter, J., Coughlin, C. R., Dishop, M. K., Gallagher, R. C., Bedoyan, J. K., Vaz, F. M., Waterham, H. R., Gowan, K...., Orphanet J. Rare Dis., 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Enzymatic testing sensitivity, variability and practical diagnostic algorithm for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
    Shin H., Grahame, G., McCandless, S. E., Kerr, D. S., and Bedoyan, J. K., Lepow Research Day/Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) Annual Meeting, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2017; San Diego, CA, 2018, 1/1/2018
  • Lethal neonatal case and review of primary short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (SCEH) deficiency associated with secondary lymphocyte pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) ...
    Bedoyan, J. K., Yang, S. P., Ferdinandusse, S., Jack, R. M., Miron, A., Grahame, G., DeBrosse, S. D., Hoppel, C., Kerr, D. S., and Wanders, R. J. A., UMDF Symposium: Mitochondrial Medicine/Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA, 2017; San Diego, CA, 2018, 1/1/2018
  • Succinyl-CoA synthetase deficiency in siblings with impaired pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and other mitochondrial oxidative enzymes in skeletal muscle without mtDNA ...
    Huang, X., Bedoyan, J. K., Demirbas Cakici, D., Harris, D., Miron, A., Edelheit, S., Grahame, G., Wong, L., DeBrosse, S. D., Hoppel, C., Kerr, D. S., Anselm, I., and B..., American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2017

Lectures

  • Lethal neonatal case resolved by whole exome sequencing (WES) with implications for the diagnosis and treatment of secondary pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) defic... 
    CWRU - 1/1/2017
  • Advanced genetic study of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) deficiencies: CIDEM Laboratory perspectives 
    CWRU - 1/1/2016
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency: CIDEM Laboratory Perspectives 
    Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2015

Other

  • Structural features of rat liver telomere oligonucleosomes 
    Bedoyan, J. K., Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/1996
  • Function, characteristics, tissue-site and synthesis of the non-bactericidal inducible glycoprotein M13 from Manduca sexta 
    Bedoyan, J. K., Master of Science Thesis
    Washington State University, Pullman, WA - 1/1/1989

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
    Fellow
  • American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
    Member
  • Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
    Member

Other Languages

  • Armenian, Arabic, French

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