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Dr. Robert Luke Nussbaum, MD

Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics
50 years of experience
Ucsf Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-2421

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Brief Intro

Genetics Dr. Robert L. Nussbaum, a board certified internist and medical geneticist, specializes in the care of adults with hereditary disorders. He is chief of Medical Genetics at UCSF Medical Center and co-director of the Program in Cardiovascular Genetics at the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center, which cares for patients with inherited disorders of heart muscle, heart rhythm and large arteries, such as the aorta. Nussbaum is a member of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics, where he is studying if and how genetic and genomic information can be used to improve health care by improving outcomes, reducing adverse reactions, lowering costs and promoting health through risk education. He also conducts research on Parkinson disease to understand what causes the disorder and develop treatments to prevent, slow or stop its progression. Nussbaum, a member of the Institute of Medicine, was co-discoverer of the first inherited form of Parkinson's disease. He has since been working to identify other inherited forms of the disease through family studies. Although inherited forms of the disease are rare, the mechanisms of hereditary can provide insight in processes that may be involved in more common forms. Prior to joining UCSF, Nussbaum was chief of the Genetic Disease Research Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health.

Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL - 1975

Location & Hours

Ucsf Medical Center
505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143

Specialties Treated

Medical Genetics
Internal Medicine

Conditions Addressed

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Congenital Anomalies of the Heart
Benign Polyps of the Colon
Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
Bronchial Asthma

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BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA

Cancer 86
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Orthopedics 161
Neurology & Neurosurgery 120
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 149
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 161
Diabetes & Endocrinology 65
Children's Hospital 18
Urology 149
Psychiatry 91
Geriatrics 143
Rehabilitation 73
Obsterics & Gynecology 23
Ophthalmology 8
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 4
Long Term Care 19
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 99