Edward R. B. McCabe, Genetics

Edward R. B. McCabe, MD, PhD, is professor and executive chair of the UCLA Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA. Dr. McCabe directs the Pediatric Research, Innovation and Mentoring Experience (PRIME) Program, the UCLA Child Health Research Career Development Award Program, the Human and Molecular Development Postdoctoral Training Program, and the UCLA Center for Society, the Individual and Genetics. Dr. McCabe was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2001 and became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. He has served on numerous committees including the Committee on Genetics of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Medical Genetics Residency Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. McCabe was president of the American Board of Medical Genetics.