Dr. Lorraine PotockiBaylor College of Medicine: Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics

Lori Potocki is a Professor in the Department of Molecular & Human Genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine. Her primary interest involves the diagnosis, counseling, and management of individuals with developmental and genetic disorders. She directs the medical student curriculum in Genetics, and serves on curriculum committees at the School of Medicine and School of Allied Health Sciences. Her research involves the multi-disciplinary clinical study and characterization of Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS), Potocki-Lupski Syndrome (PTLS, duplication 17p11.2), and the Potocki-Shaffer Syndrome (PSS). (PAB term: 2010-2013)

My primary interest involves the diagnosis, counseling, and management of individuals with developmental and genetic disorders. I direct the medical student curriculum in Genetics, and serve on curriculum committees at the School of Medicine and School of Allied Health Sciences. My research involves the multi-disciplinary clinical study and characterization of Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), duplication 17p11.2 syndrome (Potocki-Lupski syndrome, PTLS), and the Potocki-Shaffer syndrome (PSS).