Professor Usha Kini
Professor and consultant of Clinical Genetics at the Oxford center for Genomic Medicine
United Kingdom
Areas of expertise
- Clinical Genetics
- Pediatric Neurologic disease
- Pediatric Neurogenetics
- Genetic epilepsies
- Dysmorphic syndromes
- Neuromuscular disease
- Cleft lip/palate
- NF1
- Rare diseases
- Congenital brain anomalies
About the expert
Professor Kini has worked as a Consultant in Clinical Genetics for the last 18 years in the Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine. During this time, she has developed an international expertise in dysmorphic syndromes, neurodevelopmental disorders including genetic forms of epilepsy, and congenital malformations such as orofacial clefts and congenital brain anomalies. She has contributed a lot to the advancement of her field in the form of important research publications and authoring several book chapters.
Professor Kini has worked as a Consultant in Clinical Genetics for the last 18 years in the Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine. During this time, she has developed an international expertise in dysmorphic syndromes, neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital malformations such as orofacial clefts and congenital brain anomalies, particularly malformations of cortical development. She runs a regional specialist clinic for brain abnormalities and epilepsy. She also runs a monthly regional Neurofibromatosis type 1 clinic.
During her time as a Consultant, Prof. Kini has witnessed the evolution of genetic testing in the clinical setting and has supported the integration of genetic testing into patient care across specialties such as community pediatrics and pediatric neurology. She has expertise in the interpretation of microarray, exome and genome sequencing data, not only from her clinical experience but from her wide contribution to genetics research.
Prof. Kini chairs monthly pediatric neurogenetics multi-disciplinary consultations which are attended by pediatric neurologists, neuroradiologists and genetics laboratory staff. She is also a member of the national neurogenetics club, the epilepsy club, and Oxford Regional Epilepsy Network Group. Prof. Kini's research is inspired by her clinical interests and her future research plans therefore include clinical trials for rare diseases. She has also authored several important book chapters in her specialty.
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Consultant Clinical Geneticist
2005 - TodayOxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, NOC, Oxford
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Associate Professor of Genomic Medicine and PI
2021 - TodayRadcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford University
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SSGN Chair for Pediatric Neurology
2021 - TodayCentral & South GMSA
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National Institute for Health Research Specialty Lead
2018 - TodayThames Valley & Sound Midlands Clinical Research Network
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Medical Appraiser
2016 - TodayOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
2008 - 2021Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford University
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Clinical Lead
2018 - 2020Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, Oxford University
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Training Programme Director, Clinical Genetics
2008 - 2014Oxford Deanery
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FRCP
Royal College of Physicians, London
2011
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MD
University of Manchester, UK
2005
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MRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London
1999
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MBBS
Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India
1993
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Royal College of Physicians, UK
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Clinical Genetics Society
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British Society of Genetic Medicine
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www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/people/usha-kini
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www.spirescentre.nhs.uk/oxford/team/usha-kini/
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www.ouh.nhs.uk/clinical-genetics/team/consultants.aspx
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