BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Bodurtha, Joann N.
TITLE ON TRAINING GRANT: LEND Program Director, Core Faculty in Human Genetics and Public Health
EDUCATION:
Institution and Location
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Degree
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Year Conferred
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Field of Study
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Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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B.A.
Certificate
M.D.
M.P.H.
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1974
1976
1979
1979-1982
1984-1987
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Biology
Molecular Biochemistry
Medicine, Chronic Disease
Epidemiology
Internship and Residency
Fellowship in Human Genetics
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS:
2002 - present Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, & Obstetrics-Gynecology; Joint
appointments in Prev. Medicine & Community Health and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1996 - present Medical Director, Genetic Counseling Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1995 - present LEND Director, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1995 - 2002 Associate Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics-Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1993 - present Clinical Epidemiologist, Virginia Congenital Anomalies and Reporting System
1989 - 1996 Director, Genetic Counseling Program
1987 - 1993 Assistant Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics-Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1982 - 1984 Pediatrician and Medical Officer, Indian Health Service Hospital, Belcourt, ND
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION
Current Virginia License Board Certification - Pediatrics, 1984; Medical Genetics, 1987
OFFICES/MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ADVISORY COUNCILS, BOARDS:
Virginia State Department of Health, Family Health Services State Advisory Board, 1999 - present
Leadership Metro Richmond, Richmond, VA, 1999-present
Hanover Health Advisory Board, 1994 - present
Virginia Statewide Genetic Advisory Committee, Chairman, 2002 - present
VCU Medical Center Ethics Committee, 1989 - present
Robert Wood Johnson Community Collaborative for Youth Research and Education Committee, 1996 - 2002
Lay Advisory Committee, Crossover Clinic, 1995 - 2002
American College of Medical Genetics, Bylaws Committee, 1999 - 2001
LEND National Program Group, Evaluation Committee, Co-Chair, 1999 - 2001
Tribal Child Care Standards Advisory Committee, 1998 - 1999
Working Group on Children with Special Health Care Needs, Co-chair, 1996 - 1999
American Society of Human Genetics, Information and Education Committee, 1995 - 1999
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Native American Children, Member, 1991 - 1999
Mid-Atlantic Regional Genetics Network, Clinical Assurance Committee, Co-chair & Steering Committee, 1992-96
Achiever - Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond Newsletter, Column editor, 1993 - 1995
Virginia AHEC, Medical Advisory Committee, 1992 - 1995
National Genetic Counseling Program Directors, Chairman, Organization Committee, 1992 - 1995
Internal Review Committee Chairman, VCU Pediatrics Residency, 1994
VCU Health Policy Advisory Committee, 1989 - 1992
MAJOR RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
Minority child health issues; Genetic education and counseling; Ethics teaching; Developmental disabilities related to genetics throughout the lifespan; Leadership development, Cancer genetic counseling
RESEARCH OR TRAINING SUPPORT
Va-LEND
Genetic Counseling, Education and Testing State Grant
ROI - Individualized Cancer Risk Assessment
HONORS/AWARDS
State Council of Higher Education Outstanding Faculty Award, 2006
Sharon Kohlenberg Healthcare Service Award from Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, 2006
VCU School of Medicine Innovation in Teaching Award, 2000
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow, American College of Medical Genetics
YWCA Outstanding Woman in Richmond Area for Health/Science, 1997
Emily Gardner Award in Pediatrics, 1985
AOA, Yale University School of Medicine, 1979
Luce Foundation Fellowship, 1976
PUBLICATIONS:
Bodurtha, J., Teague, K., Meister, K., Dennis-Tait, S., Plummer, S., & Zvirbulis, E. (2006). Virginia GeneSEAN:
Genetic Services and Education - An Assessment of Needs: A Comprehensive Assessment of Medical Genetic Services and Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Health.
Oswald, D.P., Bodurtha, J.N., Broaddus, C.H., Willis, J.H., Tlusty, S.M., Bellin, M.H., & McCall, B.R. (2005). Defining underinsurance among children with special health care needs: A Virginia sample. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 9S(2), S67-S74.
Sebold, C.D., Melvin, E.C, Seigel, D., Mehltretter, L, Enterline, D.S., Nye, J.S., Kessler, J., Bassuk, A., Speer, M.C., George, T.M., & the NTD Collaborative Group (includes J. Bodurtha) (2005). Recurrence risks for neural tube defects in siblings of patients with lipomyelomeningocele, Genetics in Medicine, 7(1), 64-67.
Quillin, J., Fries, E., McClish, D., Shaw de Paredes, E., & Bodurtha, J. (2004). Gail model risk assessment and risk perceptions. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 205-214.
Quillin, J.M., Jackson-Cook, C., & Bodurtha, J. (2003). The link between providers and patients: How laboratories can ensure quality results with genetic testing. Clinical Leadership Management Review, (Nov/Dec),351-7.
Li, S., Bodurtha, J., & Ford, N.(2003). Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System (VaCARES): Birth defects surveillance data 1989-1998. Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Health.
Bodurtha, J. (2002). Genetic screening. The Female Patient, 27, 44, 52.
Donofrio, M.T., Allen, D.R., Tekin, M., & Bodurtha, J. (2002). Autosomal dominant myocardial disease diagnosed by fetal presentation of proband with an aneurysm of the muscular interventricular septum. Pediatric Cardiology, 23(1), 27-31.
Tekin, M., Bodurtha, J.N., & Riccardi, V.M. (2001). Café au lait spots: The pediatrician's perspective. Pediatrics in Review, 22(3), 82-90.
