Faculty & Scientific Staff

Rebecca Partridge, MD, FAAP, is a physician, board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH). She joined VMFH in 2012, at which time she founded and began serving as director of VMFH's Down Syndrome Program — a position which she continues to hold today.

VMFH's Down Syndrome Program serves over 500 individuals with Down syndrome and their families, and is also a national referral center for Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD). As director of the program, Dr. Partridge collaborates with BRI's Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, in enrolling patients in BRI's Down Syndrome Biorepository as well as providing clinical expertise. Dr. Partridge is also involved in DSRD research with Jonathan Santoro, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

In her spare time, Dr. Partridge enjoys spending time with her 21-year-old son, Josh, who has Down syndrome as well as her 16-year-old daughter, Megan, who does not have Down syndrome.