Paediatric Neurologist / Clinical Lead for Neuromuscular Clinical Trials in DMD
Clinical Associate Professor Kristi Jones was awarded her medical degree from The University of Sydney in 1990 and completed her specialty training in both paediatrics and clinical genetics. Post-graduate qualifications include Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Clinical Geneticist (HGSA) and a Doctorate (PhD). Kristi is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney in both the disciplines of Genetics and Paediatrics, Co-Head of Department and Senior Staff Specialist in Clinical Genetics at The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW), and is consultant to the Genea Fertility Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis program.
Kristi's current research interests stem from her PhD and focus on genetic diagnosis and therapeutic trials for genetic muscle disease. She heads the Neuromuscular Clinical Trials Unit in the Kids Neuroscience Centre at CHW. Kristi is Medical Director on the board at Muscular Dystrophy NSW.