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Dr. Randi Hagerman is a professor of pediatrics and the endowed chair of Fragile X research at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, where she also serves as the medical director of the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute.

An internationally recognized expert in Fragile X and related conditions, Dr. Hagerman has more than 20 years of experience in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders and Fragile X syndrome. Her research focuses on the correlation between an individual's molecular genotype and their physical and behavioral characteristics. She also has a strong clinical and research interest in autism and has conducted research examining the association between autism and Fragile X syndrome. She has published extensively on these topics: her most recent books are Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment (Oxford University Press, 1999) and Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research, 3rd Edition (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002).

Dr. Hagerman earned her medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine.