Ave M. Lachiewicz, MD

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Child Development and Behavioral Health

Address:
DUMC 3364
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 668-5559

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-5559

Fax Telephone:
(919) 668-4496

• M.D., University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 1980

• Pediatrics, Albert Einstein Affiliated Programs, New York, 1980-1983

• Child Development and Clinical Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983-1986

Clinical Interests:
Assessment and management of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, developmental delays, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, and fragile X syndrome; assessment of families with fragile X syndrome and other forms of hereditary mental retardation

Representative Publications:
McConkie-Rosell A, Spiridigliozzi GA, Sullivan JA, Dawson DV, Lachiewicz AM. Carrier testing in fragile X syndrome: when to tell and test. Am J Med Genet. 2002 Jun 1;110(1):36-44. (2002) Abstract