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William J. Rhead, MD, PhD,

"I have the honor of responsibility in caring for children and adults with genetic and metabolic diseases and hope to provide them with the best care they can obtain anywhere in the country. My areas of interest include the fatty acid oxidation diseases and the mitochondrial electron transport chain defects."

Care Emphases:

• Learning Disabilities and Mental Retardation
• Genetics and Birth Defects
• Mitochondrial Disorders
• Fatty Acid Oxidation Disease

Joined Medical College of Wisconsin:

• 2000

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA, 1974
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA, 1974

Training:

• M.Ph., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, 1968-1969
• Research Fellowship, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA, 1974-1975
• Residency, Pediatrics, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 1975-1977
• Fellow, Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA, 1977-1979

Board Certifications:

• Clinical Biochemical Genetics
• Clinical Medical Genetics
• Pediatrics

Languages:

• French