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Below you can read about several of our confirmed speakers for the 2026 Fabry Family Education Conference. We aim to have a specialist representing each organ system affected by Fabry disease, and will continue to add more speakers as they confirm. In addition, several industry presentations will be provided.
Robert Hopkin, MD
Robert Hopkin, MD
Dr. Robert J. Hopkin is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Hopkin graduated from the University of Nevada Medical School in 1990. He completed his residency and chief residency in Pediatrics at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Maricopa Medical Center PediatricsResidency Program in 1994. He completed his training in Medical Genetics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1997.
The majority of Dr. Hopkin’s time is spent caring for pediatric and adult patients with genetic disorders. As the Director of the Medical Genetics Residency and Fellowship Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, he is actively involved in the education of healthcare providers regarding the application of genetics for patient care. Dr. Hopkin has participated in a number of clinical trials and natural history studies related to Fabry disease and is a former member of the American College of Medical Genetics Committee on Therapeutics.
Staci Kallish, DO
Staci Kallish, DO
Staci Kallish, DO, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine within the Department of Medicine, Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics, at Penn Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kallish is board certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics, and clinical biochemical genetics. She completed her pediatric residency training at Cooper University Hospital and her medical genetics fellowship training at CHOP.
Dr. Kallish diagnoses and treats both adult and pediatric patients with inherited rare diseases. She has specific interests in lysosomal storage disorders and in inherited connective tissue disorders. She also supports clinics for adults with Neurofibromatosis type 1 and sex chromosome disorders. As a pediatrician working in both the pediatric and adult setting, Dr. Kallish is also very interested in transition of care from pediatric to adult medical settings and in care of families as a unit. She participates as an investigator in clinical trials in the areas of lysosomal storage diseases, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), inherited connective tissue disorders, and other inherited conditions.
Dawn Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC
Dawn Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC
Dawn Jacob Laney is a genetic counselor, assistant professor, clinical researcher, program leader of the lysosomal storage disease center, and director of the genetic clinical trials center in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her clinical and research interests are focused on Fabry disease. She is a co-founder of ThinkGenetic, Inc. which empowers patients who want to know about possible genetic causes for their medical issues or obtain real-life answers to their questions about the impact of living with a genetic disease. Ms. Laney also enjoys writing children’s books (most of which are about living with Fabry disease).
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