University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Medical/Graduate School
University of Michigan
George Washington University(1981), Medical College of Virginia(1982)

Residency
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowship
University of Washington, Seattle WA., Medical Genetics

Clinical Interests
Interested in serving patients with inherited connective tissue disorders, such as osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, and skeletal dysplasias. Also sees general genetics patients with a wide variety of conditions through t*.

Research Interests
Focuses on understanding the molecular basis of inherited disorders of connective tissue and osteoperosis. Ongoing projects include: the molecular basis of mild forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (an inherited brittle bone disorder which results from alter*.

Recent Publications:

1. Willing MC , Torner JC, Burns TL, Janz KF, Marshall T, Gilmore J, Warren JJ, Levy SM.   Percentile distributions of bone measurements in Iowa children:   The Iowa Bone Development Study.   J Clin Densitometry 8(1)39-47, 2005
2. Hariyadarshi P, Fadulu VT, Chang J, Lafont A, Hasham SN, Sparks E, Giampietro PF, Estrera AL, Safi HJ, Willing MC , Milewica DM.   Mutations in transforming growth factors beta receptor 2 cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Circulation 112:513-520, 2005
3. Janz KF, Gilmore JM, Burns TL, Levy SM, Torner JC, Willling MC , Marshall TA.   Pysical activity augments bone mineral accrual in young children:   The Iowa bone development study.   J Pediatr 148:793-9, 2006
4. Wengreen H, Cutler R, Willing M , Munger R.   Vitamin D receptor genotype and risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in elderly women of Utah, an effect modified by parity. Osteoporosis International August 17(8):1146-1153, 2006
5. Avidan N, Tran Fadulu V, Chen JH, Yu RK, Mathew S, Pannu H, Cuo D, Yuan J, Stankiewicz P, Yatsenko SA, Neichoy B, Braverman A, Willing M , Abuelo D, Kim D, Shete S, Milewicz DM.   Mapping a locus for familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection (TAAD3) at 15q24-26 associated with novel phenotypic features.   Circulation, in press

Recent Publications:

1. Willing MC, Torner JC, Burns TL, Janz KF, Marshall T, Gilmore J, Warren JJ, Levy SM.  Percentile distributions of bone measurements in Iowa children:  The Iowa Bone Development Study.  J Clin Densitometry 8(1)39-47, 2005
2. Hariyadarshi P, Fadulu VT, Chang J, Lafont A, Hasham SN, Sparks E, Giampietro PF, Estrera AL, Safi HJ, Willing MC, Milewica DM.  Mutations in transforming growth factors beta receptor 2 cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Circulation 112:513-520, 2005
3. Janz KF, Gilmore JM, Burns TL, Levy SM, Torner JC, Willing MC, Marshall TA.  Pysical activity augments bone mineral accrual in young children:  The Iowa bone development study.  J Pediatr 148:793-9, 2006
4. Wengreen H, Cutler R, Willing M, Munger R.  Vitamin D receptor genotype and risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in elderly women of Utah, an effect modified by parity. Osteoporosis International August 17(8):1146-1153, 2006
5. Avidan N, Tran Fadulu V, Chen JH, Yu RK, Mathew S, Pannu H, Cuo D, Yuan J, Stankiewicz P, Yatsenko SA, Neichoy B, Braverman A, Willing M, Abuelo D, Kim D, Shete S, Milewicz DM.  Mapping a locus for familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection (TAAD3) at 15q24-26 associated with novel phenotypic features.  Circulation, in press

E-mail: marcia-willing@uiowa.edu