Faculty Biography

Marianna Hörz Raia

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Education:

BS, Genetics: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

MS, Genetic Counseling: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

Board Certified, 2007: American Board of Genetic Counseling

Clinical and Research Interests:

• Pediatric genetic counseling
• Counseling for Inherited Bleeding Disorders
• Counseling for Inherited Bone Disease
• Genetic Counseling Education

My primary clinical responsibilities include coordinating the genetic consult service within the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and providing counseling regarding congenital birth defects, familial risks, genetic testing opportunities, and genetic information to physicians, patients and families within the hospital. In addition, I see adult and pediatric patients with inherited bleeding disorders such as Von Willebrand Disease and Hemophilia, through the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center. I am also involved in the care and counseling of many families through various pediatric clinics at UT and the Shriners Hospital for Children where I have a special interest in providing information to families and children with genetic forms of bone disease. I participate in the teaching, training and mentoring of genetic counseling and medical students, residents, and fellows in my affiliation with the genetic counseling program at UT. I received my BS in genetics from Texas A&M University and my MS in genetic counseling from the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Science in 2006. I became a board certified genetic counselor in August 2007.

Publications (selected):

• Hörz, Marianna. Turner Syndrome and Growth Hormone: A Quality of Life Assessment. [poster] National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference 2006.
• Potocki L., Treadwell-Deering D., Krull K., Glaze D., Shaw C.J., Hörz M., Stankiewicz P., Lupski J. The emerging clinical phenotype of the dup (17)(p11.2p11.2) syndrome: the homologous recombination reciprocal of the Smith-Magenis microdeletion. Polski Kongres Genetyki. (6) 2004.
• Hörz, Marianna. Genetic Diversity in Humans: Decoding Iceland. Undergraduate Journal of Science. Texas A&M University. April 2002.

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Marianna Hörz Raia
  Instructor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Genetics
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5760
  e-mail: Marianna.Horz@ uth.tmc.edu