Dr. Mark Charles Hannibal, MD

Mark C. Hannibal, MD, PhD, is attending physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Hannibal’s clinical interests include Kabuki syndrome, cardiovascular genetics, and primary and syndromic immunodeficiencies.

He is a consultant for eleven different regional genetic medicine sites throughout the states of Washington and Alaska. He is principal investigator for a project studying the molecular basis of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA). HNA is not only an episodic peripheral neuropathy with pain, motor and sensory involvement, but also it causes syndromic craniofacial differences including cleft palate. He was involved in an international collaboration to identify mutations in the SEPT9 gene as the most frequent cause of HNA, and he has characterized the SEPT9 mutational spectrum of HNA. Hannibal serves as the course director for the School of Medicine Human Biology 554 Genetics …course and Pediatrics 681 Genetics clinical elective. He also serves as education coordinator for postgraduate residents and fellows rotating through genetic medicine services at Seattle Children’s. He is a member of the Professional Advisory Group for the Kabuki Syndrome Network.