Majed Dasouki, MD

Majed Dasouki, MD, is a board-certified clinical and biochemical geneticist and cytogeneticist. Prior to becoming the Medical Director of Genomics and Personalized Health at AdventHealth for Children, he served as Director of Newborn Screening and led the biochemical genetics lab at the esteemed King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Saudi Arabia. He has also served on the faculty and in various leadership roles at the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Vanderbilt University and elsewhere. His research interests include biochemical genetics and clinical cytogenetics, newborn screening and tandem mass spectrometry, novel therapies and clinical trials to address metabolic genetic disorders, gene mapping of single gene disorders, and more. Dr. Dasouki’s medical training has included elite fellowships in pediatric genetics at the University of Michigan and in biochemical genetics at the University of Missouri.

Specialties:

Congenital malformations (dysmorphology) and chromosomal disorders

Familial genetic disorders

Genodermatosis, cardiogenetics and neurogenetics

Growth and developmental delays/intellectual disabilities

Metabolic disorders (inborn error of metabolism)

Oncogenetics (inherited cancer syndromes)

Prenatal genetic abnormalities and preconception genetic counseling

Undiagnosed genetic diseases