Dr. Neena Champaigne is a clinical geneticist with expertise in biochemical genetics. She is a Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief for Medical Genetics and Genomics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of children and adults with inborn errors of metabolism and provides newborn screening follow-up in South Carolina. Dr. Champaigne earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Rochester in New York. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston where she also completed her residency training in general pediatrics. She completed additional residency training in clinical genetics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Genetics and Genomics and Medical Biochemical Genetics. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics. She holds memberships in the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, American Medical Association, South Carolina Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Champaigne has been providing care in South Carolina since 2008. Prior to coming to MUSC, Dr. Champaigne was a faculty member at the Greenwood Genetic Center and served as the director of the Metabolic Treatment Program. She was named by the Upstate GSA Business Journal as their 2013 Physician Healthcare Hero in recognition of her compassionate, personalized patient care.
In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Champaigne is a member of the South Carolina Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and the South Carolina Rare Disease Advisory Council. She is the past president of the Southeastern Regional Genetics Group, whose focus is ensuring health equity for access to genetics services through initiatives that include newborn screening and telegenetics. In the past 15 years, she has supported national efforts related to newborn screening, both as a member of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Newborn Screening Genetics and Public Health Committee and as the co-chair of the Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) Clinical Integration Workgroup. She has a passion for medical genetics education and enjoys teaching and interacting with genetic counseling students, medical students, residents, fellows and health care providers.