Stephen G. Kaler, MD, MPH
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Stephen G. Kaler, MD, MPH, is a professor of Pediatrics and Genetics and a physician-scientist in the Center for Gene Therapy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He is triple-certified (Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Genetics) by the American Board of Medical Genetics and considered an authority on Menkes disease, a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism, and its variants.
Dr. Kaler earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. He completed residency training in Pediatrics (Loyola University Medical Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center) and fellowship in Medical Genetics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then served as Director of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and earned an MPH (international health track) from George Washington University School of Public Health before returning to NIH as a Clinical Director and tenured Senior Investigator. He joined the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Fall 2019.
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Center for Gene Therapy
Principal Investigator -
Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Physician Team -
Medical Genetics Residency
Faculty -
Primary Department
Pediatrics -
Primary Section
Genetic and Genomic Medicine
- Achievement Medal, US Public Health Service
- Citation, US Public Health Service
- Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service
- Certificate of Recognition, NIH Distinguished Mentor Award Program
- Physician Researcher of the Year, US Office of the Surgeon General
- Award for Distinguished Service: Ebola Clinical Research Response Team, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research
- Elected Member, Association of American Physicians
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/27/2019
Board Certifications
- Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics
- Clinical Genetics and Genomics
| Fellowship | National Institutes of Health | Date Completed: 06/30/1989 |
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| Residency | Tufts New England Medical Center | Date Completed: 06/30/1988 |
| Residency | Loyola University Medical Center | Date Completed: 06/30/1987 |
| Internship | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Date Completed: 06/30/1985 |
| Medical School | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentist | Date Completed: 05/19/1984 |
2015 - 2019 NIH, Head, Metals Biology/Molecular Medicine Affinity Group, Intramural Research Program
2013 - 2019 NIH, Chair, Trans-NIH Gene Therapy Consortium. Intramural Research Program
2001 - 2010 NICHD, NIH, Clinical Director, Intramural Research Program
2000 - 2001 National Institutes of Health, Deputy Associate Director for Disease Prevention, Office of the Director
1999 - 2000 Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Director, Biochemical and Molecular Genetics; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology
1999 - 2000 Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Vice Chair, Division of Metabolism
1995 - 2000 George Washington University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics