Noemi Spinazzi • UCSF Profiles

Noemi Spinazzi, MD

Title(s)	Associate Professor, Pediatrics
School	School of Medicine
Address	3333 California Street San Francisco CA 94118
Phone	510-428-3885 ext. 5136
Pronouns	She/Her/Hers
ORCID	0000-0001-5009-7670
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Biography

Education and Training

Boston University, Boston, MA	BA	05/2008	Biology; Psychology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA	MD	05/2012	Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA		05/2015	Pediatrics
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA		05/2016	Chief Resident

Awards and Honors

Boston University	2008	Phi Beta Kappa
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	2012	Alpha Omega Alpha
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland	2015	Yasmin Ahmedi, MD Award for Outstanding Compassionate Care
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland	2018	Outstanding Community Based Attending Award
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area	2018	Community Impact Award
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine	2021	Dean’s Commendation for Exceptional Volunteerism and Community Service
UCSF	2022	Chancellor's Award for Diversity - Disability Service

Overview

Noemi Spinazzi, MD is a primary care physician at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She provides primary care services to hundreds of children with complex care needs and developmental disabilities. She is the founder and medical director of Charlie's Clinic, a specialized clinic serving patients with Down syndrome. She is also the director of the developmental and behavioral pediatrics resident rotation at Children's Oakland. She serves on the board of the National Down Syndrome Congress and of Through the Looking Glass.

Interests

Down Syndrome, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Medical Education, Health Equity

Websites

Down Syndrome Clinic

ORNG Applications

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Publications

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Hypovitaminosis D in persons with Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. J Neurodev Disord. 2023 10 25; 15(1):35. Boyd NK, Nguyen J, Khoshnood MM, Jiang T, Nguyen L, Mendez L, Spinazzi NA, Manning MA, Rafii MS, Santoro JD. PMID: 37880588; PMCID: PMC10599027.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychiatry
Translation:Humans
Access to Care Limitations: When Distance and Lack of Evidence Meet. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023 Oct-Nov 01; 44(8):e566-e568. Olsen D, Patel L, Spinazzi NA, Nyp SS. PMID: 37801690.

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Beh Behavioral Sciences Ped Pediatrics
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Immunotherapy responsiveness and risk of relapse in Down syndrome regression disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2023 08 08; 13(1):276. Santoro JD, Spinazzi NA, Filipink RA, Hayati-Rezvan P, Kammeyer R, Patel L, Sannar EA, Dwyer L, Banerjee AK, Khoshnood M, Jafarpour S, Boyd NK, Partridge R, Gombolay GY, Christy AL, Real de Asua D, Del Carmen Ortega M, Manning MA, Van Mater H, Worley G, Franklin C, Stanley MA, Brown R, Capone GT, Quinn EA, Rafii MS. PMID: 37553347; PMCID: PMC10409776.

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Psy Psychiatry
Translation:Humans
Healthcare experiences of patients with Down syndrome from primarily Spanish-speaking households. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 08; 191(8):2132-2141. Chung J, Krell K, Pless A, Michael C, Torres A, Baker S, Blake JM, Caughman K, Cullen S, Gallagher M, Hoke-Chandler R, Maina J, McLuckie D, O'Neill K, Peña A, Royal D, Slape M, Spinazzi NA, Torres CG, Skotko BG. PMID: 37338115; PMCID: PMC10524629.

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Gen Genetics
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Views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health in people with Down syndrome from diverse backgrounds. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 08; 191(8):2045-2056. Santoro SL, Baker S, Blake JM, Cabrera MJ, Caughman K, Chung J, Cullen S, Gallagher M, Haugen K, Hoke-Chandler R, Krell K, Maina J, McLuckie D, Merker VL, Michael C, O'Neill K, Peña A, Pless A, Royal D, Slape M, Spinazzi NA, Torres A, Torres CG, Skotko BG. PMID: 37264986; PMCID: PMC10524618.

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Adverse childhood experiences and the development of Down syndrome regression disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 07; 191(7):1769-1782. Wang S, Patel L, Sannar EA, Khoshnood M, Boyd NK, Mendez L, Spinazzi NA, Quinn EA, Rafii MS, Santoro JD. PMID: 37017126.

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Gen Genetics
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Co-occurring conditions in children with Down syndrome and autism: a retrospective study. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2023; 9(15). Spinazzi, N.A., Santoro, J.D., Pawlowski, K., Anzueto, G., Howe, Y., Patel, L.R., and Baumer, N.T. View Publication.
Co-occurring conditions in children with Down syndrome and autism: a retrospective study. J Neurodev Disord. 2023 03 02; 15(1):9. Spinazzi NA, Santoro JD, Pawlowski K, Anzueto G, Howe YJ, Patel LR, Baumer NT. PMID: 36864370; PMCID: PMC9979529.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychiatry
Translation:Humans
Immunotherapy Responsiveness and Risk of Relapse in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder. Res Sq. 2023 Feb 13. Santoro J, Spinazzi N, Filipink R, Hayati-Rezvan P, Kammeyer R, Patel L, Sannar E, Dwyer L, Banerjee A, Khoshnood M, Jafarpour S, Boyd N, Partridge R, Gombolay G, Christy A, Real de Asua D, Del Carmen Ortega M, Manning M, Van Mater H, Worley G, Franklin C, Stanley M, Brown R, Capone G, Quinn E, Rafii M. PMID: 36824719; PMCID: PMC9949176.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Down Syndrome: Experiences from Caregivers. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Mar; 54(3):1171-1180. Spinazzi NA, Velasco AB, Wodecki DJ, Patel L. PMID: 36624226; PMCID: PMC10907487.

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Ped Pediatrics Psy Psychiatry
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Healthcare experiences of patients with Down syndrome who are Black, African American, of African descent, or of mixed race. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 03; 191(3):742-752. Krell K, Pless A, Michael C, Torres A, Chung J, Baker S, Blake JM, Caughman K, Cullen S, Gallagher M, Hoke-Chandler R, Maina J, McLuckie D, O'Neill K, Peña A, Royal D, Slape M, Spinazzi NA, Torres CG, Skotko BG. PMID: 36493376; PMCID: PMC9928895.

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Gen Genetics
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The Modified Barium Swallow Study for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Recommendations From an Interdisciplinary Expert Panel. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 2021; 3(6):610-619. Bonnie Martin-Harris, Heather Shaw Bonilha, Martin B. Brodsky, David O. Francis, Margaret M. Fynes, Rosemary Martino, Ashli Karin O'Rourke, Nicole M. Rogus-Pulia, Noemi Alice Spinazzi and Jessica Zarzour. .
Erratum to: Surgeon perception is not a good predictor of peri-operative outcomes in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. J Robot Surg. 2011 Dec; 5(4):289. Stern J, Sharma S, Spinazzi NA, Mendoza P, Walicki M, Hastings R, Monahan K, Sheikh B, Wedmid A, Lee DI. PMID: 27628119.

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Gen General Surgery Tec Technology