ASD Centers, LLC
Where Medical Solutions for Autism Can Be Found...

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ASD Centers, LLC was founded in 2008 by Dr. Mark R. Geier and Dr. John L. Young with the vision of creating a medical practice that treats every patient with dignity and first-rate care. The staff at the ASD Centers, LLC is highly-trained and exceptionally friendly. We understand that for many, visiting a doctor can be a stressful experience. Our comfortable surroundings and compassionate medical professionals will ease your fears.

	Mark R. Geier, MD, PhD, FACMG, FACE, ABMG Founder & President Dr. Geier received a MD and a PhD in genetics from the George Washington University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and is a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. Dr. Geier is board certified as a genetic counselor by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and is a Founding Associate Member of the American College of Medical Genetics. Dr. Geier was board certified by the American Board of Forensic Examiners and was made a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Medicine. Dr. Geier has been in clinical practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Geier, along with Dr. Young, founded Genetic Consultants of Maryland, one of the first private prenatal genetic practices in the United States. He has helped to develop and provide genetic services, including high-resolution prenatal ultrasound imaging, amniocentesis procedures, high risk pregnancy genetic counseling for multiple inherited genetic disorders such as Sickle-Cell Anemia, Fragile X Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis among many others, and genetic cancer risk screening for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to more than 25,000 patients. Further, Dr. Geier has been involved in the evaluation and treatment of more than 1,000 patients diagnosed with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Geier was also the Laboratory Director of Molecular Medicine, Inc. from 1980 to 2003, and the Director of Genetics for the Maryland Medical Laboratory, Inc. from 1988 to 1994. Dr. Geier was a researcher in the Laboratory of General and Comparative Biochemistry at the National Institute of Mental, National Institutes of Health for 10 years. Dr. Geier's pioneering research at the National Institutes of Health in the molecular biology areas of genetics and immunology was published in such prestigious peer-reviewed academic journals as Nature, Science, and the New England Journal of Medicine. Further, Dr. Geier's research received international media coverage with feature articles in Newsweek, Time Magazine, the New York Times, and many other publications. Dr. Geier was an Intern and Fellow in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1978 to 1979. Dr. Geier was an assistant professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics from 1978 to 1982 at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He was also an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences from 1981 to 1984. Dr. Geier served as a member of the Substance Abuse and Doping Committee and the Sports Medicine and Science Committee of the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (Olympic Committee) from 1989 to 1994. Dr. Geier is also the member of numerous professional societies. He was elected to membership in the Society of the Sigma Xi. He is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States of America. Dr. Geier was elected to membership in the American Fertility Society. He was also selected for inclusion in Who's Who in America. Dr. Geier has been a member of the Montgomery County Medicine Society since 1980. In 2009, he was selected to be on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Medical Society and a Delegate to the Maryland State Medical Society. In addition, in 2009, Dr. Geier was selected to serve on the Legislative Council and the Payer Relations Committee of the Maryland State Medical Society. Dr. Geier has published more than 100 peer-reviewed academic articles, including more than 30 on the cause and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Geier has been a peer-reviewer for multiple academic journals, including: Vaccine, Expert Review of Vaccines, Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Environmental Health Perspectives, Annals of Internal Medicine, Drug Safety, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, European Journal of Pediatrics, American Journal of Perinatology, Pediatrics International, International Journal of Experimental Pathology, and Biomarkers. Dr. Geier's extensive scientific and medical research has resulted in him being invited to address the Institute of Medicine of the United States National Academy of Sciences on six occasions. In addition, he was invited to provide expert testimony to the Government Reform Committee of the United States House of Representatives. He was also invited to address the United States State Department Foreign Service Institute. Dr. Geier has also presented to the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration. Finally, Dr. Geier has made numerous presentations to various scientific and medical societies worldwide. He has also helped to co-author a new compelling new book, “Sacred Spark” on autism. Dr. Geier has served as a scientific reviewer for autism grants for the U.S. Government. Dr. Geier has patents pending for the treatment of patients diagnosed with autism.
	John L. Young, MD, FACOG Founder & Vice-President Dr. John Young is a board certified OB/GYN who has been in private practice since 1979. A Maryland resident for over 40 years, Dr. Young received undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Maryland, and completed his medical residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a co-founder of Genetic Consultants of Maryland, one of the earliest private prenatal genetic practices in the country and a co-founder of ASD Centers, LLC. In 2009, he was the President of the Montgomery County Medical Society, the largest component medical society in Maryland. From 2007 to 2009, he was asked by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as a Commissioner for the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, and in 2009, was appointed by Governor O'Malley to serve on the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland. Further, Dr. Young has been involved in the evaluation and treatment of many patients diagnosed with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
	David A. Geier, BA Founder & Executive Director Mr. Geier is vice-president of the non-profit 501(c)3 Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., vice-president of the non-profit 501(c)3 CoMeD, Inc., and president of MedCon, Inc. He graduated with honors from UMBC with a BA in Biology and a minor in History. Mr. Geier has undertaken extensive graduate studies at the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD) with a 3.71 GPA and the George Washington University with a 3.14 GPA in the areas of biochemistry, immunology, vaccines, infectious diseases, clinical epidemiology, and epidemiologic methods. He has been a researcher scientist at the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics. David has co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed medical studies. Over the last few years David, as a member of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc. and CoMeD, Inc., has studied and co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed studies on the relationship of genetic, biochemical and hormonal changes in autism which has resulted in new insights as to the cause and treatment of autism. As a result of Mr. Geier's extensive scientific and medical research, he has been invited to present to the Institute of Medicine of the United States National Academy of Sciences on two occasions. In addition, he has been invited to present to various professional medical and scientific societies worldwide. Mr. Geier has helped to co-author a new compelling new book, “Sacred Spark” on autism. David has patents pending for the treatment of patients diagnosed with autism. David was selected by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in October 2009 to serve a as a member of the Maryland Commission on Autism, and served until May 2011. During his tenure on the Maryland Commission on Autism, David served as a member of the Research and Medical Subcommittees
	Georgia Davis, MD Director Genetic Consultants of Springfield, IL Dr. Davis is Board Certified as a Diplomat in the specialty of psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is also Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Examiners. Dr. Davis is a current member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Illinois State Medical Society, and the Sangamon County Medical Society. She received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and she completed her Internship in Pediatrics and Residency in Psychiatry at St. John's and Memorial hospitals. She subsequently joined the faculty of the SID School of Medicine as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and also served as a child psychiatrist for the McFarland Child and Adolescent Unit. Dr. Davis' private practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and adults. She's a dedicated psychiatric intensivist and provides individualized care which is state of the art and quite comprehensive. She is currently an adjunct faculty member of the University of Illinois at Chicago where she specializes in the use of Nuclear Brain Imaging for the evaluation and treatment of mild to severe brain trauma, dementia and cognitive decline, seizure activity, atypical and refractory psychiatric disorders, aggressive/violent behavior, brain effects of substance abuse, exposure to toxic substances, suicidal behavior, temporal lobe dysfunction and forensic/legal evaluations. This new imaging technique known as “SPECT Imaging" provides physicians with a detailed picture of brain function and is extremely helpful in accurately diagnosing and treating complex disorders. Prior to entering the field of medicine, Dr. Davis was already was known for her community service with children, adolescents, parents, educations, and community organizations as a consultant and educator for District #186. She originated an early childhood/parent education program known as "Fun Shop" more than 25 years ago. She also established "Camp CoCo," a summer camping experience for children with cancer and long term illness, which now has been replicated throughout the United States. Dr. Davis cares deeply about her family, her patients, her profession, and the community.
	David A. Clayman, MD Director Genetic Consultants of Ft Lauderdale, FL Dr. Clayman is a board certified neuroradiologist and the parent of a teenage son with autism. Dr. Clayman, was formerly Chief of Neuroradiology and Associate Professor of Radiology at University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, now Shands Hospital Jacksonville. In 1995 one of his twin sons was diagnosed as developmentally disabled. In response to the diagnosis and with limited information available at the time, Dr. Clayman started the Jericho School for Children with Autism. Following a series of setbacks at the school, the Clayman family moved to South Florida in search of better educational opportunities. Dr. Clayman is pleased to know that the Jericho School is presently in very capable hands and helping many preschool aged children with autism. In the following years the Claymans worked to provide for all of their children while attempting to maintain a modicum of sanity in the home. Typical of many families attempting to understand the pathophysiology of autism, the Claymans struggled to provide many therapies for their son, including special diets, speech and occupational therapies, biomedical therapies and immunotherapy. After struggling through their disabled son’s adolescent years with all the associated changes of puberty, the fragile support structures in the home finally collapsed and their son was placed in a residential educational center. Dr. Clayman has spent untold hours attempting to understand the biochemical issues of autism, including acid-base imbalances present in many autistics. He is grateful to have met Dr. Mark Geier, whose own studies of the disorder have helped to establish coherence out of the seemingly disparate multisystem abnormalities present in persons with autism. Dr. Clayman’s son is now a patient of Dr. Geier. Dr. Clayman has also had the opportunity to contemplate his son’s future, and believes that a large percentage of our older teenagers and young adults with autism will thrive and live fuller lives in an environment that is focused on the specific needs of these older children with developmental disabilities. Joining forces with Valerie Herskowitz, also a parent of a teenager with autism, these two pioneering parents have created AFDDAA, the Association For Developmentally Disabled Adults and Adolescents, with the goal of starting within the next few years a Residential Permaculture Farm community in Hendry County, Florida.
	Paul G. King, PhD, MS Director Genetic Consultants of Pennsylvania/New Jersey Dr. King is the founder of FAME Systems, a consultancy in chemistry, pharmaceutics, and regulatory compliance, and the Science Advisor for CoMeD, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, actively engaged in legal, educational and scientific efforts to stop all use of mercury in medicine, and to ban the use of all mercury-containing medicines. While pursuing his doctorate at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, Dr. King was drafted into the US Army where he worked in Walter Reed General Hospital while on active duty. While in the Army, Emory University awarded him a master of science (MS) in inorganic chemistry. After his active service, Dr. King completed his studies at Emory and earned his PhD in analytical chemistry. After a post-doctoral appointment, Dr. King began a varied career in industry working in analytical research, product development, product approval, and quality. Dr. King has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, numerous technical documents, submissions to the FDA, and, since 2004, has authored or co-authored more than 60 publications, posted on CoMeD Internet website, that have reviewed articles, documents, and reports published by others on issues surrounding mercury in vaccines, vaccine safety and effectiveness, and/or sought, through petition and/or lawsuit, to get the federal government to ban the use of mercury compounds in medicine unless proven toxicologically safe to the standard "sufficiently nontoxic".
	Janet Kern, PhD, MS, RN Director Genetic Consultants of Dallas, TX Dr. Janet Kern has an MS in Neuroscience and a PhD in Human Development. Dr. Kern is an RN with 28 years of experience in medicine. For the last 14 years Dr. Kern has been doing research in autism. She specializes in clinical research in autism with a current focus of biomedical vulnerability, toxicity, biomarkers, and treatment efficacy. Dr. Kern has 21 peer-reviewed publications in autism, 17 of which she is first author. Dr. Kern began her post-doc in 1999 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and was promoted to assistant professor. Dr. Kern became an independent research investigator in 2006, but remains an adjunct assistant professor at UTSW.
	Janet Pope, RN, BSN Director Genetic Consultants of Louisville, KY Janet Pope is a graduate of Presbyterian School of Nursing in Denver, Colorado, and received her BSN from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She was a critical nurse in the Air Force for thirteen years, working in ICU’s and emergency rooms in the U.S., Asia and Europe. She is the mother of three children, one of whom has autism. After her son’s diagnosis, she became an autism advocate, working to support families dealing with autism, establish programs for children with autism in her community, and pass legislation providing insurance coverage for individuals with autism.
	Dawn M. McFarland, PysD Staff Genetic Consultants of St. Louis, MO Dr. McFarland graduated with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology (APA-approved, Chicago, IL) with a dissertation on, "An Integration of Postmodern Therapies and Integrative Eclectic Therapy Model." She did a pre-doctoral internship with the Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center (Chicago, IL) and a post-doctoral fellowship with the St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute (St. Louis, MO). She received a BA in Psychology from Washington University (St. Louis, MO). Dr. McFarland has been a licensed Clinical Psychologist for more than 8 years by the State of Missouri. She specializes in students, family therapy, short-term therapy, autism, ADHD, and Asperger's disorder. She has experience with adults, children, psychological batteries, supervision, training hospital residents in interviewing, risk assessments, long-term therapy, chronically ill, Division of Family Services, abuse and neglect, inner-city clients, suicide hotline, probation and parole, psychiatric residential facility, and hospital.

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