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    Michael B. Bober, MD

    Genetics
    (800) 416-4441
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    Primary Office

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803
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    Appointment: (800) 416-4441

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    Get to Know Me

    Dr. Michael B. Bober is a pediatric geneticist and an authority on skeletal dysplasias, brittle bone disease, primordial dwarfism and other genetic disorders of the skeleton. He is a frequent guest lecturer, accomplished author and consultant for numerous television networks, here and abroad.

    Education & Training

    Fellowship

    • Medical and Molecular Genetics - Johns Hopkins University Program, 2001

    Residency

    • Pediatrics - Tulane University School of Medicine, 1998
    • Pediatrics - Tulane University School of Medicine, 2003
    • Medical Genetics - Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000

    Medical/Dental School

    • M.D. - Tulane University, 1996
    • PhD - Tulane University, 1996

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics/Clinical Genetics and Genomics
    • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics/Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
    • American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics

    Awards & Recognition

    • 2014 Best Doctors in America
    • 2013 Best Doctors in America
    • 2012 Best Doctors in America
    • 2012 Nemours Physician Excellence Award in Scholarship
    • 2011 America’s Top Pediatricians
    • 2008 Patient’s Choice Award
    • 2007 America’s Top Pediatricians
    • 2009 Best Doctors in America
    • 2009 Patient’s Choice Award
    • 2008 2000 Outstanding Scientists 2008/2009
    • 2008 America’s Top Pediatricians
    • 2008 Best Doctors in America
    • 2011 Best Doctors in America
    • 2011 Patient’s Choice Award
    • 2010 America’s Top Pediatricians
    • 2010 Best Doctors in America
    • 2010 Patient’s Choice Award
    • 2009 America’s Top Pediatricians

    • Skeletal Dysplasia

    Medical Interests

    • Diagnosis and management of the various forms of microcephalic primordial dwarfism
    • Emerging medical treatments for skeletal dysplasias
    • The elucidation of the natural history of OI and skeletal dysplasias
    • The role of C-Naturietic Peptide in all skeletal dysplasias
    • Clinical management of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP)

    • English