The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of 15 institutions across the United States honored with International Rett Syndrome Foundation Center of Excellence designation or redesignation. The award recognizes UAB’s continued dedication to providing best-in-class clinical care for Rett syndrome, a rare neurological and developmental disorder.
UAB’s Civitan Rett Syndrome Clinic, part of the Sparks-Civitan clinics, is led by Alan Percy, M.D., professor of pediatric neurology. Percy is considered one of the world’s leading experts on this unique developmental disorder that affects one in every 10,000 female births worldwide. When at Baylor College of Medicine in the 1980s, Percy was one of the first physicians in the United States to identify the condition.
For information regarding the UAB Rett Center and Rett Syndrome Clinic, call 800-822-2472, ext. 7, or 205-996-4927.