User:Asofiav25/Nicole Tartaglia

Introduction
Nicole Tartaglia has many professional titles as she is heavily involved in neurodevelopmental disorders that are identified through variances in X and Y chromosomes, Fragile X Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and anxiety. Tartaglia currently serves as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, and has a spent a significant amount of her life studying the variations of chromosomal disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Education & Career
Tartaglia attended the University of Colorado - Boulder for her Bachelor of Arts and graduated in 1995. She then attended the University of Colorado - Denver for medical school and graduated in 2000. She was an intern at the Children's Hospital Program in Los Angeles until 2001, and continued into her residency there as well. She was the Chief Resident for Pediatrics until 2004. From there, she completed her fellowship at the University of California (Davis) within the Health Systems program, more specifically, Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics in 2007.

Since becoming a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician officially in 2008, Nicole Tartaglia has gained some of her current professional titles. The eXtraordinarY Kids Clinic was founded by Tartaglia in 2007. Recently, she began teaching at the University of Colorado - Denver as a Professor of Pediatrics in the University's School of Medicine (2021).

Volunteer Organizations
Tartaglia takes part in various organizations outside of teaching and caring for her patients including in The XXYY Project, The AXYS Association for X&Y Chromosome Variations , and the National Fragile X Foundation.

eXtraordinarY Kids Clinic
Nicole Tartaglia's interested in specifically X & Y chromosomal disorders sprouted the eXtraordinarY Kids Clinic in the Children's Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The eXtraordinarY Kids Clinic's purpose is to provide specialized care for children with chromosomal abnormalities. These specific care options include the creation of treatment plans which are customized to each patient, prenatal genetic counseling, provider and community education, professional development as well as familial support. Since it is so crucial to issue education to guardians of the patients, the clinic has made a research Facebook page as a resource for those caring for patients with a place to educate themselves as well as the community with X & Y chromosome disorders. To learn more about the eXtraordinary Kids Clinic, click here.

Medical Organizations
Nicole Tartaglia is part of many medical organizations as a proud contributor to the X & Y chromosomal disorders and developmental - behavioral part of the medical field. Her memberships include the American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow), the Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, the Society for the Study of Behavioral Phenotypes , and the Western Society for Pediatric Research.

Recognition & Awards

 * 5280 Top Docs Award - Developmental Pediatrics, 5280 Magazine (2020)
 * Top 1% Patient Family Experience Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2020)
 * Patient-Family Experience Award – 5 Star Award, Children’s Hospital Colorado (2017)
 * J. Cole National Fragile X Clinician of the Year Award, National Fragile X Foundation (2016)
 * Top Docs Award - Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, 5280 [The Denver Magazine] (2016)
 * National Excellence in Healthcare–5 Star Award, Children’s Hospital PRC (2015)
 * National Champion of Hope Nominee – RARE Champion in Medical Care and Treatment, Global Genes Project (2015)
 * Top Docs Award – Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 5280 [The Denver Magazine] (2015)
 * National Excellence in Healthcare–5 Star Award, Children’s Hospital PRC (2013)
 * Patricia S. Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award, Klinefelter Syndrome & Associates (AXYS) (2013) For development of interdisciplinary eXtraOrdinary Kids Clinic and research in neurodevelopmental disorders
 * K23 Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award, NIH / NINDS (2011)
 * Research Scholar Award, The Children's Hospital Research Institute (2010)
 * Junior Faculty Scholar Award, Western American Federation for Medical Research (2010)
 * Research Scholar Award, The Children's Hospital Research Institute (2009)
 * Young Investigator Award, Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (2008)