Dr. Marc Woodbury Smith

Biography

Dr. Marc Woodbury-Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Queen's University, specializing in neurodevelopmental psychiatry. His clinical practice is focused on the Developmental Disabilities Consultation Program, providing care to children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly those related to intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Dr. Woodbury-Smith received his psychiatry training in Cambridge, UK, and at the Yale Child Study Center in the USA, later undertaking training in genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics in Toronto through the STAGE program. His research primarily centers on the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders and the identification of endophenotypes. He also holds honorary positions as an Associate Investigator at the Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and as a Visiting Fellow at the Biosciences Institute in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and has been involved in various impactful research publications addressing genetic factors in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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