Helio Pedro, M.D.

Helio Pedro, M.D. is the Medical Director for the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He went on to obtain his Medical Degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. He completed a Joint Residency Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and went on to work in private practice for 2 years. Afterwards, he returned to UMDNJ to pursue a fellowship in Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical Genetics. Upon finishing his fellowship, Dr. Pedro remained at UMDNJ as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Genetics, and worked jointly with the Division of Genetics at Hackensack University Medical Center. He left UMDNJ in 2009, after being appointed Chief of the Division of Genetics at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Pedro is the current Section Chief of Genetics and Genomics at Hackensack Meridian Health and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. He supervises medical residents, medical students and genetic counseling students in their clinical genetics training. He is board certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics in both Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical Genetics. His research interests include clinical genetics, adult genetics and biochemical genetics.