Marc C. Patterson, M.D., is currently a professor of neurology, pediatrics and medical genetics, and chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology. He previously served as director of the Child Neurology Training Program at Mayo Clinic (2008-2016).
His research and practice are focused on rare diseases in children, including:
• Neurogenetics and developmental disorders • Neurometabolic disorders in general • Niemann-Pick disease, type C • Other lysosomal diseases (including glycoproteinoses) • Mitochondrial cytopathies • Congenital disorders of glycosylation
These are areas in which he has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has presented widely throughout the United States and internationally, both to professional and lay organizations. Dr. Patterson has received funding support from NIH, industry and private foundations. He is currently an editor for the Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. He became editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child Neurology on Jan. 1, 2014, and subsequently editor-in-chief of its open-access sister journal, Child Neurology Open.
Primary Specialty
Pediatric Neurologist
GenderMale
EducationState University of New York
TrainingRoyal Children's Hospital, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Developmental and Metabolic Neurology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Warren Grant Magnusson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine