Also a faculty member in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Dr. Bjornsson is the director of the Epigenetic and Chromatin Clinic, as well as assistant program director of Clinical Genetics. He received his medical degree from the Univerisyt of Iceland and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Bjornsson has a special interest in Kabuki Syndrome, Epigenetics and Mendelian Disorders of the Histone Machinery. He also speaks four languages, which allows him access to patients from all over the globe.