Dr. Angela Scheuerle is a Professor of Genetics and Metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA. In addition to clinical practice in Medical Genetics, she is involved in public health and teratology research. She is Director of the UT Southwestern Center of Excellence for Treatment of Rare Disease, a designation granted by the National Organization for Rare Disorders. She succeeds Dr. Lisa Shaffer as North American Editor-in-Chief for Molecular Syndromology.