NSGR - Newborn Screening Expansion and Gene Therapy - Bhavan A. Modi, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Illustrate the importance of newborn screening expansion and gene therapy
• Identify with the basics of gene therapy
• Discuss current therapies and expanding targets
• Recognize the ethical dilemma of gene therapy

About the presenter:

Bhavan A. Modi, MD
Neurology Resident PGY-4
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's

Bhavan A. Modi, MD is a PGY-4 in Child Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, he earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He also completed both his Master of Science in Biomedical and Health Sciences and his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Psychology, with a focus in Neuroscience, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Modi’s clinical interests include epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, sleep medicine, and neurogenetics.