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Nicola Longo, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief, Division of Medical Genetics

Specialties

Languages

  • English
  • Italian

Bio

Nicola Longo MD PhD is a professor of Pediatrics and adjunct professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Born and educated in Italy, Dr. Longo earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the University of Parma School of Medicine. He received residency and fellowship training in pediatrics, medical genetics, and clinical biochemical genetics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the University of Utah in 2001 and is now the Director of the Metabolic Service, Co-Director of the biochemical Genetics laboratory at ARUP, Director of the Fellowship Training Program in Biochemical Genetics, and chief of the Division of Medical Genetics. He is an expert in inherited metabolic diseases and is intimately involved in the treatment of patients with these diseases at Primary Children’s Medical Center. His basic and clinic research covers disorders of fatty acid oxidation and carnitine metabolism and the development of novel treatments for metabolic disorders including phenylketonuria, organic acidemias, and lysosomal storage disorders.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment Clinical Office Address
(801) 213-3599 Primary Children's Medical Center
Outpatient Clinic
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Professor
Pathology - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions Microbiology and Immunology
Pediatric Genetics
Board Certification Federal Licensing Examination