Rett Syndrome Clinic
The Rett Syndrome Clinic at Monroe Carell provides coordinated multidisciplinary care for children with Rett syndrome and Rett-related disorders. Our team of experts addresses your child’s most frequent and urgent symptoms during the same visit, with referrals to other subspecialists when needed for less common symptoms. We collaborate closely with our Rett syndrome clinical research team to let you know about opportunities to participate in clinical research and treatment trials. We continually strive to partner with you in clinical decision making to provide care centered on your child and family.
Conditions We Treat
- CDKL5 deficiency disorder
- FOXG1 syndrome
- MECP2 duplication syndrome
Meet Your Care Team
Sarika PetersPhD
- Child Development, Clinical Psychologist, Developmental Delay, Developmental Medicine, Medical Genetics, Pediatric Developmental Medicine
Why Choose the Rett Syndrome Clinic at Monroe Carell
- Collaborative care
Our clinic experts work closely with colleagues in gastroenterology, orthopaedic surgery, developmental medicine, rehabilitation services and sleep neurology to provide comprehensive care across the age spectrum.
- Expert care
Rettsyndrome.org recognizes our site as a Clinical Research Center of Excellence.
- Exclusive care
Ours is one of few pediatric Rett syndrome clinics in the the southeast, and the only in Tennessee.
- Clinical trials
We offer some of the most promising approaches being tested in patient studies called clinical trials. Participation is always your choice. We’ll give you all the information you need to make your best decision. Find a clinical trial.
Location
Are you a physician who needs to refer a patient to the Rett Syndrome Clinic? Refer a patient by phone or through our online form.



