Andrew B. Stergachis MD, PhD

Andrew B. Stergachis is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Washington. Andrew received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Chicago, and his MD and PhD in Genome Sciences from the University of Washington. He completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics and Genomics at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and is boarded certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics. Dr. Stergachis research focuses on how alterations in the non-coding genome impact human health and disease. To address this question, his laboratory develops single-molecule chromatin fiber sequencing approaches to unravel the biological impact of non-coding genetic and epigenetic variants. In addition, he has a clinical interest in managing adult patients with non-cirrhotic hyperammonemia.