Emily S. Doherty, MD
Genetics
Chief, Medical Genetics & Dysmorphology
(4.7 out of 5)
VTC Faculty
Carilion Clinic
"Our goal is to help those with a genetic disorder live as normal a life as possible."
Locations
Background
Medical School
- University of Virginia
Fellowships
- National Institutes of Health - Clinical Center
Specialties or Medical Focus
- Genetics
- Clinical Genetics
Internships
- Children's National Health System
NPI
- 1134149495
Residencies
- Children's National Health System
Services
Conditions Treated
- Birth defects
- Children with special needs
- Chromosome disorders
- Clinical genetics
- Down syndrome
- Lysosomal storage disorders
- Marfan syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
Treatments Offered
- Enzyme infusion therapy for lysosomal storage dis.
Biography
Dr. Emily Doherty grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from medical school at the University of Virginia. She completed a categorical pediatrics residency at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC and passed the Board certification exam in Pediatrics. Next, she completed a medical genetics fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD and passed the Board certification exam in Clinical Genetics. After graduation, Dr. Doherty relocated to the Roanoke area and started working for Carilion in 2006. She is an associate professor of Pediatrics at the VTC School of Medicine. She describes her current practice as "everything genetic that's not covered by Carilion's Maternal-Fetal Medicine or Cancer Genetics programs".
Outside the office, she enjoys hiking and attending Roanoke Symphony Orchestra concerts with her family.
Outside the office, she enjoys hiking and attending Roanoke Symphony Orchestra concerts with her family.
Ratings and Reviews
Accepted Insurance
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Dr. Doherty is amazing! She really knows her stuff and is so kind and patient. She answered all of my questions and made sure I understood everything. Super thorough! She is one of my favorite drs. involved in my care.