Chairman's Office - Administrative Faculty
Robert Katz, M.D.
Interim Chairman
Phone: 405/271-4401
Fax: 405/271-8710
Chairman's Office - Administration Staff
Cindy Dibler
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: 405-271-4401 x42380
Fax: 405-271-8710
Email: Cindy Dibler
Cindy Easley
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: 405-271-4401 x42302
Fax: 405-271-8710
Email: Cindy Easley
Chairman's Office - HR
Barbara Dennis
Sr. HR/Business Manager
Phone: 405-271-4401
Fax: 405-271-2873
Email: Barbara Dennis
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Department of Pediatrics
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1200 Children's Ave. Ste 14000, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-4401, Email: Cindy Easley or Cindy Dibler
At Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health, pediatric staff blends years of training with education, research and technology to improve the lives of children throughout the region. The obstetric emergency room at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is a regional referral center for the state, and the neonatal intensive care unit provides the highest level of newborn care in Oklahoma. Children’s is also home to the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in Oklahoma City. With a family-centered approach to healing, Children’s offers resources from pet therapy to Certified Child Life specialists who help families cope with hospitalization and illness. From advanced surgical services to general pediatrics, oncology care and more, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital provides cutting-edge research and treatments through hospital-based and outpatient services. Learn more at www.oklahomachildrens.org.
Dup15q Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by having an extra copy of a portion of chromosome 15 in the 11.2 – 13.1 region in combination with a number of symptoms that may include hypotonia and motor delays, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and epilepsy, including infantile spasms.
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Neurodevelopmental copy-number variants: A roadmap to improving outcomes by uniting patient advocates, researchers, and clinicians for collective impact Commission on Novel Technologies for Neurodevelopmental Copy Number Variant Dup15q Alliance is proud to be one of...
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Lumping versus splitting with autism-linked variants: A conversation with Vanessa Vogel-Farley and Yssa DeWoody Published on Spectrum News: //doi.org/10.53053/DBMO3214For the past two decades, autism researchers have tried to dissect autism’s vast diversity by...
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Before having kids I was a bit of a dancer and actor I really enjoyed performing. I meet my husband Chris in my first year out of school when we were 19, this year we have been together for 22 years. Chris and I enjoyed traveling Europe and parts of Australia, before...
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I’m a single mum to 6 kids. Nathan being my youngest. Normal pregnancy no issues or concerns. He was born perfect. So blessed he’s a part of our family. We couldn’t imagine life without him now. He was diagnosed at 4 months old. He was not meeting milestones. Very...
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