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Harold E Cross

Contact
  • (520) 626-2010
  • AHSC, Rm. 2225
  • TUCSON, AZ 85711-0000
  • hcross@eyes.arizona.edu
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Biography

With background training in clinical medicine (ophthalmology) and in Medical Genetics (PhD) my career has been focused on basic and clinical science of hereditary ocular disorders and congenital malformations.  Primarily at the University of Arizona this has taken the form of practicing medicine and family studies in the field to expand our understanding of the role of genes and mutations in the causation of disease.  Importantly this has been within the context of teaching graduate and medical students in order to prepare the next generation of clinicians.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Medical Genetics
    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Genetic Studies in an Amish Isolate
  • M.D. Medical Doctor
    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • B.A. Natural Science; Chemistry
    • Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, United States

Work Experience

  • University of Exeter (2013 - Ongoing)
  • St Georges Medical School, University of London (2008 - 2013)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2005 - Ongoing)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1998 - 2005)
  • Thomas Davis Medical Centers (1990 - 1997)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1978 - 1980)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson (1974 - 1978)
  • Wilmer Institute Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1973 - 1974)
  • George Washington University (1968 - 1969)
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1967 - 1969)

Licensure & Certification

  • Medical Licensee, State of Arizona (1974)
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners (1964)
  • Board Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology (1974)

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Interests

Research

Clinical and Medical Genetics,Ocular Malformations,Congenital Ocular Disease.Gene Therapy

Teaching

Clinical Medicine,Clinical Ophthalmology,Medical Genetics

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Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

  • Cross, H. E. (2017). Mutations in HYAL2, Encoding Hyaluronidase 2, Cause a Syndrome of Orofacil Clefting and Cor Triatriatum Sinister in Humans and Mice. PLOS Genetics, 13(1).
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    Identification and characterization of a DNA mutation causing clinical disease.
  • Cross, H. E. (2015). Recessive nephrocerebellar syndrome on the Galloway-Mowat syndrome. Brain, 138(8), 17.

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