Klaas J. Wierenga, M.D.

Klaas Wierenga, M.D., is a senior associate consultant in the Department of Clinical Genomics at Mayo Clinic hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. His main interests and expertise include NeuroGenetics and Metabolic Genetics. He specializes in diagnosing and treating genetic disorders in adults and children with a specific focus on rare Mendelian disorders using modern genetic diagnostic tools.

Dr. Wierenga has a M.Sc. in Biology and a M.D. from Groningen State University, the Netherlands, and received a Doctor of Medicine in Pediatrics from the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. He completed his residency in Medical Genetics at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and is double boarded, certified in Medical Genetics and Medical Biomechanical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG).

Dr. Wierenga has designed clinical homozygosity mapping software, which leads to faster and more effective interpretations when diagnosing rare genetic disorders. In addition to being highly involved with clinical trials, Dr. Wierenga was the McLaughlin Family Endowed Chair in Genetics for the Children's Hospital Foundation at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC).

He aims to assist patients in reaching a genetic diagnosis and to empower them to make fully informed decisions to best meet their individual needs. Dr. Wierenga values the Mayo Clinic model of treating patients with a team-based, collaborative approach. Dr. Wierenga is married, with 2 adult children. In his free time, he enjoys running and cycling, and spending time with his family.