Lynne Bird, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Lynne Bird is a dysmorphologist and clinical geneticist at Rady Children's, and a professor of clinical pediatrics at UC San Diego. She is medical director of Rady Children's multidisciplinary Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic and co-founder of Rady Children's Down Syndrome Center.

In her practice, she evaluates children with birth defects or those who are suspected of having a genetic problem or syndrome.

Graduating summa cum laude from Bucknell University, Dr. Bird went on to attend the Duke University of School of Medicine. Upon completing a pediatric residency and genetics fellowship at UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, she joined the UC San Diego faculty.

Dr. Bird was elected to the Academy of Clinician Scholars at UC San Diego in 2010. Among her research interests is Angelman syndrome, and she is the principal investigator in San Diego of a multi-site consortium that conducts a natural history study and clinical trials. She also oversees clinical trials for Prader-Willi Syndrome. Other research interests include the use of facial recognition software to assist in the diagnosis of syndromes.

Her philosophy of care is to empower families to make the best choices for their children.

When not working, Dr. Bird enjoys hiking, social dancing (tango and ballroom) and cooking.

Publications

Expanding the phenotype and genotype spectrum of TAOK1 neurodevelopmental disorder and delineating TAOK2 neurodevelopmental disorder.
Elkhateeb N, Crookes R, Spiller M, Pavinato L, Palermo F, Brusco A, Parker M, Park SM, Mendes AC, Saraiva JM, Hammer TB, Nazaryan-Petersen L, Barakat TS, Wilke M, Bhoj E, Ahrens-Nicklas RC, Li D, Nomakuchi T, Brilstra EH, Hunt D, Johnson D, Mansour S, Oprych K, Mehta SG, Platzer K, Schnabel F, Kiep H, Faust H, Prinzing G, Wiltrout K, Radley JA, Serrano Russi AH, Atallah I, Campos-Xavier B, Amor DJ, Morgan A, Fagerberg C, Andersen UA, Andersen CB, Bijlsma EK, Bird LM, Mullegama SV, Green A, Isidor B, Cogné B, Kenny J, Lynch SA, Quin S, Low K, Herget T, Kortüm F, Levy RJ, Morrison JL, Wheeler PG, Narumanch TC, Peron K, Matthews N, Uhlman J, Bell L, Pang L, Scurr I, Belles RS, Salbert BA, Schaefer GB, Green S, Ros A, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Višnjar T, Writzl K, Vasudevan PC, Balasubramanian M

Community-Sourced Reporting of Mortalities in Angelman Syndrome (1979-2022).
Gomes AT, Moore A, Cross M, Hardesty C, David K, Sampedro MG, Dube S, Weil-Chalker S, Montepagano AG, Christel U, Martin R, Wheeler A, Tan WH, Bird LM, Bichell TJ

The Face and Features of RNU4-2: A New, Common, Recognizable, Yet Hidden Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
Barbour K, Bainbridge MN, Wigby K, Besterman AD, Chuang NA, Tobin LE, Del Campo M, Lenberg J, Bird LM, Friedman J

BCL11A intellectual developmental disorder: defining the clinical spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations.
Peron A, D'Arco F, Aldinger KA, Smith-Hicks C, Zweier C, Gradek GA, Bradbury K, Accogli A, Andersen EF, Au PYB, Battini R, Beleford D, Bird LM, Bouman A, Bruel AL, Busk ØL, Campeau PM, Capra V, Carlston C, Carmichael J, Chassevent A, Clayton-Smith J, Bamshad MJ, Earl DL, Faivre L, Philippe C, Ferreira P, Graul-Neumann L, Green MJ, Haffner D, Haldipur P, Hanna S, Houge G, Jones WD, Kraus C, Kristiansen BE, Lespinasse J, Low KJ, Lynch SA, Maia S, Mao R, Kalinauskiene R, Melver C, McDonald K, Montgomery T, Morleo M, Motter C, Openshaw AS, Palumbos JC, Parikh AS, Perilla-Young Y, Powell CM, Person R, Desai M, Piard J, Pfundt R, Scala M, Serey-Gaut M, Shears D, Slavotinek A, Suri M, Turner C, Tvrdik T, Weiss K, Wentzensen IM, Zollino M, Hsieh TC, C4RCD Research Group, Telethon Undiagnosed Disease Program (TUDP), University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics (UW-CMG), de Vries BBA, Guillemot F, Dobyns WB, Viskochil D, Dias C

Adaptive Skills of Individuals with Angelman Syndrome Assessed Using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 2nd Edition.
Gwaltney A, Potter SN, Peters SU, Barbieri-Welge RL, Horowitz LT, Noll LM, Hundley RJ, Bird LM, Tan WH, Sadhwani A, Wheeler A

Expansion of the core features of VACTERL association to include genital anomalies.
Forero LT, Henderson R, Galarreta C, Swee S, Bird LM

Concurrent rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma in an infant with Costello syndrome.
Yu H, Sridhar S, Mo J, Bird LM, Elster J

Developmental milestones and daily living skills in individuals with Angelman syndrome.
Sadhwani A, Powers S, Wheeler A, Miller H, Potter SN, Peters SU, Bacino CA, Skinner SA, Wink LK, Erickson CA, Bird LM, Tan WH

Diazoxide choline extended-release tablet in people with Prader-Willi syndrome: results from long-term open-label study.
Miller JL, Gevers E, Bridges N, Yanovski JA, Salehi P, Obrynba KS, Felner EI, Bird LM, Shoemaker AH, Angulo M, Butler MG, Stevenson D, Goldstone AP, Wilding J, Lah M, Shaikh MG, Littlejohn E, Abuzzahab MJ, Fleischman A, Hirano P, Yen K, Cowen NM, Bhatnagar A, C601/C602 Investigators

Substantial incidence of bladder dysfunction in patients with VACTERL association: Implications for surveillance.
Gomes A, Zapata LF, Galarreta CI, Henderson R, Hoyt E, Swee S, Bird LM

Characterization of the prenatal renal phenotype associated with 17q12, HNF1B, microdeletions.
Verscaj CP, Velez-Bartolomei F, Bodle E, Chan K, Lyons MJ, Thorson W, Tan WH, Rodig N, Graham JM Jr, Peron A, Quintero-Rivera F, Zackai EH, Thomas MA, Stevens CA, Adam MP, Bird LM, Jones MC, Matalon DR

Ear anomalies and hearing loss in patients with VACTERL association and the effect of maternal diabetes.
Galarreta CI, Hoyt E, Forero L, Curry CJ, Bird LM

Gaboxadol in angelman syndrome: A double-blind, parallel-group, randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 study.
Keary C, Bird LM, de Wit MC, Hatti S, Heimer G, Heussler H, Kolevzon A, Mathews A, Ochoa-Lubinoff C, Tan WH, Yan Y, Adams M

Expansion of clinical and variant spectrum of EEF2-related neurodevelopmental disorder: Report of two additional cases.
Guo R, Rippert AL, Cook EB, Alves CAP, Bird LM, Izumi K

Genomic analyses in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and related diagnoses: Novel candidate genes, genotype-phenotype correlations and common mechanisms.
Kaur M, Blair J, Devkota B, Fortunato S, Clark D, Lawrence A, Kim J, Do W, Semeo B, Katz O, Mehta D, Yamamoto N, Schindler E, Al Rawi Z, Wallace N, Wilde JJ, McCallum J, Liu J, Xu D, Jackson M, Rentas S, Tayoun AA, Zhe Z, Abdul-Rahman O, Allen B, Angula MA, Anyane-Yeboa K, Argente J, Arn PH, Armstrong L, Basel-Salmon L, Baynam G, Bird LM, Bruegger D, Ch'ng GS, Chitayat D, Clark R, Cox GF, Dave U, DeBaere E, Field M, Graham JM Jr, Gripp KW, Greenstein R, Gupta N, Heidenreich R, Hoffman J, Hopkin RJ, Jones KL, Jones MC, Kariminejad A, Kogan J, Lace B, Leroy J, Lynch SA, McDonald M, Meagher K, Mendelsohn N, Micule I, Moeschler J, Nampoothiri S, Ohashi K, Powell CM, Ramanathan S, Raskin S, Roeder E, Rio M, Rope AF, Sangha K, Scheuerle AE, Schneider A, Shalev S, Siu V, Smith R, Stevens C, Tkemaladze T, Toimie J, Toriello H, Turner A, Wheeler PG, White SM, Young T, Loomes KM, Pipan M, Harrington AT, Zackai E, Rajagopalan R, Conlin L, Deardorff MA, McEldrew D, Pie J, Ramos F, Musio A, Kline AD, Izumi K, Raible SE, Krantz ID

Enabling endpoint development for interventional clinical trials in individuals with Angelman syndrome: a prospective, longitudinal, observational clinical study (FREESIAS).
Tjeertes J, Bacino CA, Bichell TJ, Bird LM, Bustamante M, Crean R, Jeste S, Komorowski RW, Krishnan ML, Miller MT, Nobbs D, Ochoa-Lubinoff C, Parkerson KA, Rotenberg A, Sadhwani A, Shen MD, Squassante L, Tan WH, Vincenzi B, Wheeler AC, Hipp JF, Berry-Kravis E

Health-related quality of life and medication use among individuals with Angelman syndrome.
Khan N, Cabo R, Burdine RD, Tan WH, Keary CJ, Ochoa-Lubinoff C, Bird LM, STARS Investigators

Diazoxide Choline Extended-Release Tablet in People With Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Miller JL, Gevers E, Bridges N, Yanovski JA, Salehi P, Obrynba KS, Felner EI, Bird LM, Shoemaker AH, Angulo M, Butler MG, Stevenson D, Abuzzahab J, Barrett T, Lah M, Littlejohn E, Mathew V, Cowen NM, Bhatnagar A, DESTINY PWS Investigators

Intranasal Carbetocin Reduces Hyperphagia, Anxiousness, and Distress in Prader-Willi Syndrome: CARE-PWS Phase 3 Trial.
Roof E, Deal CL, McCandless SE, Cowan RL, Miller JL, Hamilton JK, Roeder ER, McCormack SE, Roshan Lal TR, Abdul-Latif HD, Haqq AM, Obrynba KS, Torchen LC, Vidmar AP, Viskochil DH, Chanoine JP, Lam CKL, Pierce MJ, Williams LL, Bird LM, Butler MG, Jensen DE, Myers SE, Oatman OJ, Baskaran C, Chalmers LJ, Fu C, Alos N, McLean SD, Shah A, Whitman BY, Blumenstein BA, Leonard SF, Ernest JP, Cormier JW, Cotter SP, Ryman DC

Functional and clinical studies reveal pathophysiological complexity of CLCN4-related neurodevelopmental condition.
Palmer EE, Pusch M, Picollo A, Forwood C, Nguyen MH, Suckow V, Gibbons J, Hoff A, Sigfrid L, Megarbane A, Nizon M, Cogné B, Beneteau C, Alkuraya FS, Chedrawi A, Hashem MO, Stamberger H, Weckhuysen S, Vanlander A, Ceulemans B, Rajagopalan S, Nunn K, Arpin S, Raynaud M, Motter CS, Ward-Melver C, Janssens K, Meuwissen M, Beysen D, Dikow N, Grimmel M, Haack TB, Clement E, McTague A, Hunt D, Townshend S, Ward M, Richards LJ, Simons C, Costain G, Dupuis L, Mendoza-Londono R, Dudding-Byth T, Boyle J, Saunders C, Fleming E, El Chehadeh S, Spitz MA, Piton A, Gerard B, Abi Warde MT, Rea G, McKenna C, Douzgou S, Banka S, Akman C, Bain JM, Sands TT, Wilson GN, Silvertooth EJ, Miller L, Lederer D, Sachdev R, Macintosh R, Monestier O, Karadurmus D, Collins F, Carter M, Rohena L, Willemsen MH, Ockeloen CW, Pfundt R, Kroft SD, Field M, Laranjeira FER, Fortuna AM, Soares AR, Michaud V, Naudion S, Golla S, Weaver DD, Bird LM, Friedman J, Clowes V, Joss S, Pölsler L, Campeau PM, Blazo M, Bijlsma EK, Rosenfeld JA, Beetz C, Powis Z, McWalter K, Brandt T, Torti E, Mathot M, Mohammad SS, Armstrong R, Kalscheuer VM

Developmental Skills of Individuals with Angelman Syndrome Assessed Using the Bayley-III.
Sadhwani A, Wheeler A, Gwaltney A, Peters SU, Barbieri-Welge RL, Horowitz LT, Noll LM, Hundley RJ, Bird LM, Tan WH

Author Correction: Neural complexity is a common denominator of human consciousness across diverse regimes of cortical dynamics.
Frohlich J, Chiang JN, Mediano PAM, Nespeca M, Saravanapandian V, Toker D, Dell'Italia J, Hipp JF, Jeste SS, Chu CJ, Bird LM, Monti MM

Author Correction: Neural complexity is a common denominator of human consciousness across diverse regimes of cortical dynamics.
Frohlich J, Chiang JN, Mediano PAM, Nespeca M, Saravanapandian V, Toker D, Dell'Italia J, Hipp JF, Jeste SS, Chu CJ, Bird LM, Monti MM

Neural complexity is a common denominator of human consciousness across diverse regimes of cortical dynamics.
Frohlich J, Chiang JN, Mediano PAM, Nespeca M, Saravanapandian V, Toker D, Dell'Italia J, Hipp JF, Jeste SS, Chu CJ, Bird LM, Monti MM

The MAP3K7 gene: Further delineation of clinical characteristics and genotype/phenotype correlations.
van Woerden GM, Senden R, de Konink C, Trezza RA, Baban A, Bassetti JA, van Bever Y, Bird LM, van Bon BW, Brooks AS, Guan Q, Klee EW, Marcelis C, Rosado JM, Schimmenti LA, Shikany AR, Terhal PA, Nicole Weaver K, Wessels MW, van Wieringen H, Hurst AC, Gooch CF, Steindl K, Joset P, Rauch A, Tartaglia M, Niceta M, Elgersma Y, Demirdas S

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