Debra Sue Regier, MD

I enjoy caring for patients and their families to ensure each family with a rare disease has access to outstanding care and the ability to create their best lives.

I am board certified in pediatrics, medical biochemical genetics and medical genetics and genomics. I specialize in genetics and metabolism.

My clinical interests include:

• Caring for patients across the lifespan
• Diagnosing new and rare disorders
• Working with statewide newborn screening programs to identify at-risk infants
• Caring for metabolic patients throughout their lives

I am the director of Genetics and Metabolism at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.

I serve as president of the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) and have received a Rare Impact Award from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).

I received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Biola University and a doctoral degree in biochemistry at Wake Forest University. I received my medical degree at the University of Utah, where I also completed a post-doctoral fellowship. I completed the Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Combined Residency Program and a Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Children's National Hospital.

In my leisure time, I enjoy all types of crafting. From glass fusion to quilling to painting, I like almost anything that can be created from craft store materials.