Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, MSci, FACMG

Associate Professor (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine

Education

• Doctorate Degree—Genetics, Okayama University
• Medical Degree—Mansoura University
• Fellowship—Clinical Molecular Genetics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Research Fellowship—Genetics, Boston Children’s Hospital

Past Roles

• Clinical Laboratory Director, Imagenetics, Sanford Health
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota

Certifications/Affiliations

• American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics

Research Interests

• Validation and implementation of pharmacogenetics clinical testing
• Pharmacogenetics in precision medicine
• Molecular testing of rare inherited disorders
• Health disparities in genomic medicine

Publications

• Gong L, Klein CJ, Caudle KE, et al. Integrating pharmacogenomics into the broader construct of genomic medicine: efforts by the ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG). Clin Chem. 2025;71(1):36-44.
• Shaaban S, Ji Y. Pharmacogenomics and health disparities, are we helping? Front Genet. 2023:14:1099541.
• Ji Y, Shaaban S. Interrogating pharmacogenetics using next-generation sequencing. J Appl Lab Med. 2024;9(1):50-60.
• Shaaban S, Ji Y. Challenges of clinical pharmacogenomics implementation in the era of precision medicine. Med Res Arch. 2024;12(11).
• Jama MA, Reading NS, Fredrickson E, et al. A single multiplex PCR and single-nucleotide extension assay for the detection of common thanatophoric dysplasia I and II mutations. J Mol Diagn. 2024;26(12):1102-1108.
• Jurgens JA, Barry BJ, Chan WM, et al. Expanding the genetics and phenotypes of ocular congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders. Genet Med. 2024:101216.
• Christensen KD, Bell M, Zawatsky CLB, et al. Precision population medicine in primary care: the Sanford Chip experience. Front Genet. 2021:12:626845.