Loading Complete
Julie E. Hoover-Fong

Julie E. Hoover-Fong, MD, PhD

Pediatric Genetics

Medical Genetics

Accepting New Patients
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

View all

Gender

Female

About Julie E. Hoover-Fong

Professional Titles

  • Director, Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Genetic Medicine

Background

Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins University. 

Dr. Hoover-Fong holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from The Ohio State University, where she also completed her medical degree. She received her Ph.D. in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hoover-Fong completed a pediatric internship and residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellowship in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 2002 and progressed to Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics in 2019.

She practices and oversees the clinical operations, research and educational ventures for the patients, families and healthcare providers served by the Greenberg Center. Her clinical team develops and improves diagnostic and treatment guidelines for comprehensive care of patients with all types of bone conditions including dwarfism, orofacial clefting, craniosynostosis and more. Dr. Hoover-Fong also mentors and teaches medical students, residents and genetic medicine trainees.  As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Hoover-Fong is the Principal Investigator of multiple global clinical trials for achondroplasia, the first multi-center, investigator-initiated natural history study for achondroplasia, and multiple clinical studies for patients with orofacial clefting, hypophosphatasia and other conditions.  She is also a co-investigator on the ELSI and Phenotype Review Committees for the Mendel Project, a whole exome sequencing venture to identify the genetic cause of Mendelian conditions.   

From an institutional service perspective, Dr. Hoover-Fong serves on the Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Promotions Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation.  She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Little People of America, is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and is a charter member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, publishing best practice guidelines for patients with skeletal dysplasias. 

Clinical Trial Keywords

Achondroplasia; Skeletal dysplasisa; Craniofacial Malformations

Clinical Trials Summary

Achondroplasia, Hypophosphatasia

Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Pediatrics

Contact for Research Inquiries

733 N. Broadway
Broadway Research Building
Baltimore, MD 21205

Phone: (410) 614-0977

Research Interests

Achondroplasia, Autism, Bone Health, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Research, Craniofacial Malformations, Genetic Skeletal Disorders, Nail Patella Syndrome, Natural History Skeletal Dysplasias, Orofacial Clefting, Skeletal Dysplasias

Selected Publications

  • Hoover-Fong J, Alade AY, Ain M, Berkowitz I, Bober M, Carter E, Hecht J, Hoerschemeyer D, Krakow D, MacCarrick G, Mackenzie WG, Mendoza R, Okenfuss E, Popplewell D, Raggio C, Schulze K, McGready J. Blood pressure in adults with short stature skeletal dysplasias. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 Jan;182(1):150-161. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61402. Epub 2019 Nov 15. PMID: 31729121

  • Hoover-Fong J, Cheung MS, Fano V, Hagenas L, Hecht JT, Ireland P, Irving M, Mohnike K, Offiah AC, Okenfuss E, Ozono K, Raggio C, Tofts L, Kelly D, Shediac R, Pan W, Savarirayan R., Lifetime impact of achondroplasia: Current evidence and perspectives on the natural history. Bone. 2021 Feb 3;146:115872. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115872. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33545406 Review. PMID: 33545406

  • Hoover-Fong J, Scott CI, Jones MC; COMMITTEE ON GENETICS.Health Supervision for People With Achondroplasia. Pediatrics. 2020 Jun;145(6):e20201010. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1010. PMID: 32457214 Review.  PMID: 32457214

  • Savarirayan R, Irving M, Bacino CA, Bostwick B, Charrow J, Cormier-Daire V, Le Quan Sang KH, Dickson P, Harmatz P, Phillips J, Owen N, Cherukuri A, Jayaram K, Jeha GS, Larimore K, Chan ML, Huntsman Labed A, Day J, Hoover-Fong J. C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 4;381(1):25-35. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1813446. Epub 2019 Jun 18. PMID: 31269546 Clinical Trial.

  • You J, Sobreira NL, Gable DL, Jurgens J, Grange DK, Belnap N, Siniard A, Szelinger S, Schrauwen I, Richholt RF, Vallee SE, Dinulos MBP, Valle D, Armanios M, Hoover-Fong J. A Syndromic Intellectual Disability Disorder Caused by Variants in TELO2, a Gene Encoding a Component of the TTT Complex. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 May 5;98(5):909-918. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.014. Epub 2016 Apr 28. PMID: 27132593 Free PMC article

Honors

  • The Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Johns Hopkins University, 4/1/17
  • Little People of America Lifetime Achievement Award, Little People of America, 7/9/16
  • The David Valle Clinical Teaching Appreciation Award for Genetic Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, 6/1/16
  • Top Doctor in Baltimore, Maryland in Genetics, Baltimore Magazine, 1/1/16

Graduate Program Affiliations

  • Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation

Memberships

  • American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
  • Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
  • American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), fellow
  • International Skeletal Dysplasia Society (ISDS)
  • American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA)

Professional Activities

  • Associate Professor Promotions Committee, Member
  • Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation, Advisory Committee
  • Little People of America, Medical Advisory Board

Locations

  1. Rubenstein Child Health Building
    • 200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Graduate School, Clinical Investigation, PhD, 2008

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Genetics, 2002

    St Louis Children's Hospital

    Residency, Pediatrics, 1998

    The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Medical Education, MD, 1995

    Board Certifications

    Clinical Genetics (MD)

    American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2023

    Insurance

    Johns Hopkins providers accept various commercial health insurance plans. However, they may not be included in all of an insurance company's plans or offerings. This may include Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, and specific limited benefit plans. Exceptions to participation also exist based on your employer’s benefits package and the provider's location or specialty. Please contact your insurer directly to make sure your doctor is covered by your plan. For more details, please review our Insurance Information.
    Search plans
    • Aetna
    • CareFirst
    • Cigna
    • First Health
    • Geisinger Health Plan
    • HealthSmart/Accel
    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
    • MultiPlan
    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
    • Point Comfort Underwriters
    • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
    • UnitedHealthcare
    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)