Laura S. Farach, MD

Biography

Laura S. Farach, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She also serves as the medical director of the Genetic Counseling Program and is an associate member of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences faculty at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Farach earned her Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Delaware in 2006 and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2010. She completed a pediatric internship at UTHealth Houston (then called The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) from 2010 to 2011, followed by a combined residency in pediatrics and medical genetics at the same institution from 2011 to 2015. She is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Dr. Farach’s clinical and research interests focus on neurogenetic disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). She has led multiple funded research projects in TSC, supported by grants from the TSC Alliance, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation. Her work includes the development of risk- prediction models for neurologic manifestations of TSC and the identification of genetic modifier genes influencing disease expression.