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Medical College of Wisconsin Genetic Counseling Leadership Faculty

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

Associate Professor; Program Co-Director, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program

Jamie Harriman, MS, CGC

Co-Director, MSGC Program; Certified Genetic Counselor

Erin Syverson, MGC, CGC

Assistant Program Director

Genetic Counseling Staff

Mackenzie Drozdowicz, MS

Education Program Coordinator III

Lisa Rein, MS

Biostatistician III, Data Science Institute - Division of Biostatistics

Gabrial Williams

Administrative Assistant, Data Science Institute - Division of Biostatistics

Instructional Faculty

Jeremy Garrett, PhD

Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Alison La Pean Kirschner, MS, CGC

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

Sarah Linn, MS, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor; Workshop Director

Angela Pickart, MS, CGC

Certified Genetic Counselor; Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jordyn M. Prell, MS, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor

Samantha L. Sandlow Mackman, MS, CGC

Certified Genetic Counselor

Cory Smid, MGCS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Michelle Willes, MGC, CGC

Part-time Assistant Professor

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

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