Jeff Milunsky MD, FACMG

Dr. Jeff Milunsky received his M.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at New England Medical Center and two fellowships, Clinical Genetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics, at Boston University. He is board-certified in Clinical Genetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics. He was also previously board certified in Pediatrics (1995-2012) and is now focused solely on genetics.

Dr. Milunsky joined the Boston University School of Medicine in 1995 and was made a Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics and Genomics in 2008. He has served as Medical Director of the Masters Degree program in Genetic Counseling at Boston University School of Medicine from 2005-2012.

Dr. Milunsky is the Co-Director of the Center for Human Genetics, Inc., the Director of Clinical Genetics, and Senior Director of Molecular Genetics. He discovered the gene that causes the Branchio-Oculo-Facial syndrome and found that mutations in the gene FGF10 can cause Lacrimo-Auriculo-Dental-Digital syndrome. He has received NIH funding for his studies on Waardenburg and Kabuki syndromes. He is the co-editor of the 6th edition of the major reference text Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment.