Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Pediatrics - Research Associate Professor
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| Academic Divisions |
Pediatric Genetics
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Academic Office Locations
| Academic Office Phone Number |
Academic Office Address |
| (801) 257-0566 |
Utah Department of Health
Division of Medical Genetics
44 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84114 |
Academic Bio
Dr. Feldkamp is an Associate Professor in the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics. Her interest and career in birth defect epidemiology began while working as a physician assistant and caring for women of reproductive age. Due to the limitations of existing data in Utah, Dr. Feldkamp led the efforts to develop a clinically based birth defects surveillance system within the Utah Department of Health in order to conduct the necessary research to improve our understanding of pathogenesis and etiology. The Utah Birth Defect Network (UBDN) is a co-agency surveillance system that is population-based, statewide, and operates through active case-ascertainment of birth defects. The UBDN’s surveillance system is in the Utah Department of Health and its research team within the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. As Director, Dr. Feldkamp has quickly developed the UBDN into a nationally, and internationally, recognized robust data source for birth defects surveillance, research and prevention. Dr. Feldkamp was one of several founding members of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network in 1997 and became President of this organization in 2005. This Network is a cohesive group of individuals from states in the US that are interested in birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention.
In 2006, Dr. Feldkamp developed a course on clinical epidemiology for the master’s level genetic counseling program in the Department of Human Genetics.
Dr. Feldkamp is the PI of the Utah Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention as part of the CDC’s National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), a large multi-center case-control study aimed at identifying the causes of birth defects. She is also the PI of a CDC funded study to develop a prospective assessment of the development, health and condition progression in young children with spina bifida. Dr. Feldkamp’s primary interest is focused on understanding the mechanisms and causes leading to gastroschisis, a severe birth defect of the abdominal wall. She has published numerous articles on this topic and continues to investigate the potential genetic and environmental causes of gastroschisis.
