Lisa Schimmenti, MD, clinical geneticist and co-Director of the Mayo Clinic Medical Scientist Training Program (MD-PhD). Mayo Clinic

12 Mar 2026
Clinical Genetics
Dr. Schimmenti is a clinical geneticist at the Mayo Clinic.  Her practice primarily covers patients with conditions with hearing and vision issues, but she also covers a broad range of patients including inborn errors of metabolism and cancer. Her research laboratory focuses on the genetics of hearing and vision.  Her current focus in on a zebrafish model of Cockayne Syndrome (PMID: 41527836).  Dr. Schimmenti is also the co-Director of the Mayo Clinic Medical Scientist Training Program (MD-PhD).