Lysosomal Storage Diseases (LSD) Program

The Lysomal Storage Diseases (LSD) Program at Children’s Wisconsin follows about 100 children and adults with different types of LSDs. Our team of specialists evaluates and treats each patient, providing the compassionate, individualized care you’d expect from a top hospital.

Our team is made up of health care providers from variety of specialties, including:

• Medical geneticists
• Cardiologists
• Nurse practitioners
• Genetic counselors

Our specialists work together to determine the most effective care and treatment plan for each patient we see.

Lysomal Storage Disease updates 

As of May 2020, Pompe Disease — a lysomal storage disease — is now included in the Wisconsin Newborn Screening panel of conditions, Learn more. 

Meet our team

Our experienced team dedicates every day to serving our patients. We offer excellent care that is truly individualized to each person we treat.

• Physicians
  
  • Gunter Scharer, MD, PhD
  • Jennifer Gerardin, MD
  Nurse practitioner: Stephanie Offord, APNP 
• Genetic counselors
  • Linda Carey, MS, CGC
• Research coordinator:
  • Ashley Boerst, MS
  • Cassie Bird, BS
• Social worker: Liz Horning, MS

If you need to see other specialists, we will make referrals and coordinate care with specialists who have experience working with individuals with LSDs.

Our location

The LSD program is located in the Genetics Center on level 1 of the Curative Care Network building, which is across the parking lot from Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Enter the north door (which faces the Children's Wisconsin parking structure), and take the elevator to level 1.

Get a map and directions.

Parking: You can find free parking in the Children's Wisconsin visitor lot and parking structure. A voucher for free parking is available in the Metabolic Clinic.