Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-
Dr. Evgenia Sklirou was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She came to the United States in 2013. She was accepted into the Medical Genetics residency at UPMC. Following a two-year training, she completed a one-year fellowship in Medical Biochemical Genetics. During her fellowship, she participated in a research project to develop and test a point of care device to test blood phenylalanine levels in patients with phenylketonuria. She sees a substantial number of patients with genetic disorders, including inborn errors of metabolism. She focuses on Pediatric Medicine and General Genetics patients as well as patients with inborn errors of metabolism. Dr. Sklirou has received the Richard Koch Award for Biochemical Genetics Training by the American College of Medical Genetics. She is Board certified in clinical genetics and medical biochemical genetics. Dr. Sklirou is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, and the SIMD.