Biography

Laura Farach, MD, is a board-certified clinical genetics and genomics specialist. Her clinical interests include all genetic disorders with a focus on neurogenetic disorders, including autism, epilepsy, and tuberous sclerosis complex.

Dr. Farach is an associate professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Medical Director of the UT Genetic Counseling Program. She is a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.

Dr. Farach loves teaching and is invested in training future pediatricians, geneticists, and genetic counselors. Her clinical research focus is in tuberous sclerosis complex.

Education

Graduate School
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, 2010-2015

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

All genetic disorders with a focus on neurogenetic disorders, including autism, epilepsy, and tuberous sclerosis complex

Research Interests

Tuberous sclerosis complex

Publications

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  1. Mirzaa GM, Chong JX, Piton A, Popp B, Foss K, Guo H, Harripaul R, Xia K, Scheck J, Aldinger KA, Sajan SA, Tang S, Bonneau D, Beck A, White J, Mahida S, Harris J, Smith-Hicks C, Hoyer J, Zweier C, Reis A, Thiel CT, Jamra RA, Zeid N, Yang A, Farach LS, Walsh L, Payne K, Rohena L, Velinov M, Ziegler A, Schaefer E, Gatinois V, Geneviève D, Simon MEH, Kohler J, Rotenberg J, Wheeler P, Larson A, Ernst ME, Akman CI, Westman R, Blanchet P, Schillaci LA, Vincent-Delorme C, Gripp KW, Mattioli F, Guyader GL, Gerard B, Mathieu-Dramard M, Morin G, Sasanfar R, Ayub M, Vasli N, Yang S, Person R, Monaghan KG, Nickerson DA, van Binsbergen E, Enns GM, Dries AM, Rowe LJ, Tsai ACH, Svihovec S, Friedman J, Agha Z, Qamar R, Rodan LH, Martinez-Agosto J, Ockeloen CW, Vincent M, Sunderland WJ, Bernstein JA; Undiagnosed Diseases Network,, Eichler EE, Vincent JB; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics (UW-CMG),, Bamshad MJ. De novo and inherited variants in ZNF292 underlie a neurodevelopmental disorder with features of autism spectrum disorder. Genet Med. 2020 Mar;22(3):538-546. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0693-9. Epub 2019 Nov 14.
  2. Mirzaa GM, Chong JX, Piton A, Popp B, Foss K, Guo H, Harripaul R, Xia K, Scheck J, Aldinger KA, Sajan SA, Tang S, Bonneau D, Beck A, White J, Mahida S, Harris J, Smith-Hicks C, Hoyer J, Zweier C, Reis A, Thiel CT, Jamra RA, Zeid N, Yang A, Farach LS, Walsh L, Payne K, Rohena L, Velinov M, Ziegler A, Schaefer E, Gatinois V, Geneviève D, Simon MEH, Kohler J, Rotenberg J, Wheeler P, Larson A, Ernst ME, Akman CI, Westman R, Blanchet P, Schillaci LA, Vincent-Delorme C, Gripp KW, Mattioli F, Guyader GL, Gerard B, Mathieu-Dramard M, Morin G, Sasanfar R, Ayub M, Vasli N, Yang S, Person R, Monaghan KG, Nickerson DA, van Binsbergen E, Enns GM, Dries AM, Rowe LJ, Tsai ACH, Svihovec S, Friedman J, Agha Z, Qamar R, Rodan LH, Martinez-Agosto J, Ockeloen CW, Vincent M, Sunderland WJ, Bernstein JA; Undiagnosed Diseases Network,, Eichler EE, Vincent JB; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics (UW-CMG),, Bamshad MJ. De novo and inherited variants in ZNF292 underlie a neurodevelopmental disorder with features of autism spectrum disorder. Genet Med. 2020 Mar;22(3):538-546. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0693-9. Epub 2019 Nov 14.
  3. Nunley PB, Hashmi SS, Johnson A, Ashfaq M, Farach LS, Singletary CN, Stevens BK. Exploring the predicted yield of prenatal testing by evaluating a postnatal population with structural abnormalities using a novel mathematical model. Prenatal Diagn. 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1002/pd.5858.
  4. Baskin SM, Morris SA, Vara A, Hecht JT, Farach LS. The first reported case of Loeys-Dietz syndrome in a patient with biallelic SMAD3 variants. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 Nov;182(11):2755-2760. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61844. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
  5. Farach LS, Richard MA, Lupo PJ, Sahin M, Krueger DA, Wu JY, Bebin EM, Au KS, Northrup H; TACERN Study Group. Epilepsy Risk Prediction Model for Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec;113:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.07.015. Epub 2020 Jul 29.