Medical College of Wisconsin School of Graduate Studies

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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Graduate Studies

Medical College of Wisconsin Genetic Counseling Leadership Faculty

Morgan Armstrong, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor; Director of Fieldwork Training, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program; Certified Genetic Counselor

Donald G. Basel, MD

Section Chief and Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics); Associate Director, Undiagnosed & Rare Diseases, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine; Medical Director, Genetics Center, Children’s Wisconsin; Co-program Director, Neurofibromatosis and RASopathy, Children's Wisconsin

Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor; Program Director, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program

Alison La Pean Kirschner, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor; Director of Research, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program; Certified Genetic Counselor

Theresa Shuck, MS, MA, CGC, LPC

Associate Director, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program

Erin Syverson, MGC, CGC

Assistant Program Director

Genetic Counseling Staff

Mackenzie Drozdowicz, MS

Education Program Coordinator III

Lisa Rein, MS

Biostatistician III, Biostatistics

Gabrial Williams

Administrative Assistant, Biostatistics

Instructional Faculty

Juliana Alvarez Argote, MD

Hematology and Oncology Fellow, PGY 6; Genetic Counseling Course: Translational Genomics

Nathaniel L. Conley, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Jamie Harriman, MS, CGC

Certified Genetic Counselor

Jeremy Garrett, PhD

Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Sarah Linn, MS, CGC

Workshop Director

Jordyn M. Prell, MS, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor; Genetic Counseling Course: GC Seminar (Co-Director)

Samantha L. Sandlow Mackman, MS, CGC

Certified Genetic Counselor

Emily J. Singh, MS, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor; Genetic Counseling Course: Molecules to Cells (lecturer)

Michelle Willes, MGC, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor; Genetic Counseling Course: Genetic Counseling I: Skills & Practice (Co-Director)

Additional Genetic Counseling Practicum Supervisors

Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Adult)

Prenatal & Reproductive Genetic Counselors
Cancer Genetic Counselors
Adult Specialty Clinics (Neurology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Ocular, Genomics, etc.)

Medical College of Wisconsin - Children's Wisconsin

General Genetics
Skeletal Dysplasias
Genomic Medicine Program
Hereditary Disorders of Connective Tissues (HCT) Program
Metabolic Program
Neurofibromatosis (NF) and RASopathy Program
Cleft Lip and Palate Program
Craniofacial Program
Cystic Fibrosis Program
Muscular Dystrophy Program

Hematology Genetic Counseling
Laboratory Genetic Counseling

Aurora Advocate Healthcare

Cancer Genetic Counseling
Prenatal Genetic Counseling
Adult Specialty Clinics (Neurology, Cardiology, Connective Tissue, etc.)

ProHealth

Ascension

HSHS St. Vincent Hospital

Pediatric Genetics
Prenatal Genetic Counseling
Cancer Genetic Counseling
Adult Specialty Clinics (Neurology, Cardiology, Genomics, etc.)

Cancer Genetic Counseling

Contact Us

Graduate School
Suite H2200
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

(414) 955-8218
gradschool@mcw.edu

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