Cory Smid, MGCS, CGC

Position title: Genetic Counselor

Profile

Cory Smid is a genetic counselor in the Medical Genetics clinic. He provides support, care coordination and genetic counseling for individuals and families with, or suspected of having inherited diseases. Cory also serves at the Neurocutaneous Disorders Clinic at UW Health.

Clinics

Medical Genetics Clinic

Professional Certifications and Education

MGCS Master of Genetic Counselor Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
American Board of Genetic Counseling

Selected Publications

Brar, B. K., Bober, M. B., Gough, E., Hashmi, S. S., Hecht, J. T., Dujmusic, L., Little, M. E., Modaff, P., Pauli, R. M., Rodriguez-Buritica, D. F., Serna, M. E., Smid, C., Legare, J. M., & Hoover-Fong, J. E. (2023). Route of delivery does not impact postnatal surgical morbidity in pregnancies affected by fetal achondroplasia. Genetics in Medicine, 100845. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100845
Tunkel, D. E., Gough, E., Bober, M. B., Hashmi, S. S., Hecht, J. T., Legare, J. M., Little, M. E., Modaff, P., Pauli, R. M., Rodriguez-Buritica, D., Serna, M. E., Smid, C. J., & Hoover-Fong, J. E. (2022). Otolaryngology Utilization in Patients With Achondroplasia: Results From the CLARITY Study. The Laryngoscope, 132(8), 1548–1554. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29915
Hoover-Fong, J. E., Schulze, K. J., Alade, A. Y., Bober, M. B., Gough, E., Hashmi, S. S., Hecht, J. T., Legare, J. M., Little, M. E., Modaff, P., Pauli, R. M., Rodriguez-Buritica, D. F., Serna, M. E., Smid, C., Liu, C., & McGready, J. (2021). Growth in achondroplasia including stature, weight, weight-for-height and head circumference from CLARITY: achondroplasia natural history study-a multi-center retrospective cohort study of achondroplasia in the US. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 16(1), 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-02141-4
Hoover-Fong, J. E., Alade, A. Y., Hashmi, S. S., Hecht, J. T., Legare, J. M., Little, M. E., Liu, C., McGready, J., Modaff, P., Pauli, R. M., Rodriguez-Buritica, D. F., Schulze, K. J., Serna, M. E., Smid, C. J., & Bober, M. B. (2021). Achondroplasia Natural History Study (CLARITY): a multicenter retrospective cohort study of achondroplasia in the United States. Genetics in Medicine, 23(8), 1498–1505. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-021-01165-2
Legare, J. M., Liu, C., Pauli, R. M., Alade, A. Y., Hashmi, S. S., Campbell, J. W., Smid, C. J., Modaff, P., Little, M. E., Rodriguez-Buritica, D. F., Serna, M. E., Hecht, J. T., Hoover-Fong, J. E., & Bober, M. B. (2021). Achondroplasia Natural History Study (CLARITY): 60-year experience in cervicomedullary decompression in achondroplasia from four skeletal dysplasia centers. Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 1–7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.12.PEDS20715
Legare JM, Smid CJ, Modaff P, Pauli RM. (2021). Achondroplasia is associated with increased occurrence of apparent life-threatening events. Acta Paediatrica, 110(6):1842-1846. doi: 10.1111/apa.15760.
Legare JM, Pauli RM, Hecht JT, Bober MB, Smid CJ, Modaff P, Little ME, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Serna ME, Alade AY, Liu C, Hoover-Fong JE, Hashmi SS.(2021). CLARITY: Co-occurrences in achondroplasia-craniosynostosis, seizures, and decreased risk of diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 185(4):1168-1174. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62096.
Smid CJ, Legare JM, Modaff P, Pauli RM. (2021). Craniocervical junction issues after infancy in achondroplasia. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 185(1):182-189. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61941.
Smid CJ, Legare JM, Modaff P, Pauli RM. (2020). Apparently benign craniocervical signs in achondroplasia: “neurologic leftovers” identified through a retrospective dataset. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 15(1):301. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01584-5.
Smid CJ, Modaff P, Alade A, Legare JM, Pauli RM. (2018). Acanthosis nigricans in achondroplasia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 31:e40506. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40506.