Wendy Chung, MD, PhD is the Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s, Mary Ellen Avery Professor at Harvard Medical School, and President of Children’s Hospital Pediatric Associates. She is a renowned clinical and molecular geneticist with over 20 years of experience leading NIH-funded research on a vast array of diseases and over 50 monogenic disorders — 3 of which bear her name. Dr. Chung led the adoption of nationwide newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy and led GUARDIAN, a study on newborn whole-genome sequencing. She has authored over 600 peer-reviewed publications and earned numerous accolades, including the Rare Impact Award.