Biographical summary
Pavalan Selvam, M.D., is a senior associate consultant in the department of Clinical Genomics at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
Dr. Selvam grew up in Chennai, a coastal city in Tamil Nadu. He completed medical school at Stanley Medical College in Chennai and subsequently trained in Medical Genetics at Christian Medical College, Vellore. After moving to the United States, he worked at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and later at the National Cancer Institute as a Clinical Genomic Scientist before completing his combined residency training in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics at the University of Utah.
His clinical interests include RASopathies, vascular malformations, disorders of the epigenetic machinery, and the evaluation of patients with undiagnosed rare disorders. He especially enjoys deep phenotyping and integrating with genomic data and exploring targeted treatment options when feasible. Outside of medicine, Dr. Selvam is a birdwatcher and enjoys bird and wildlife photography.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- RASopathies
- Vascular malformations
- Imprinting disorders and disorders of the epigenetic machinery
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome
- Undiagnosed rare genetic disorders
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2026
Residency - Combined Pediatric and Medical GeneticsUniversity of Utah Health
- 2016
Residency - GeneticsChristian Medical College
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MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S)Stanley Medical College
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