The Johns Hopkins University/National Human Genome Research Institute
Genetic Counseling Training Program
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Clinical Rotation Sites
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![]() | Washington DC/Baltimore Area Clinical Rotation Sites |
![]() | Non-Clinical Genetics Training Opportunities |
![]() | Genetics Policy Opportunities |
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Washington D.C./Baltimore Area Clinical Rotation Sites
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Prenatal Evaluation
Meg Menzel, MS
Rhonda Schonberg, MS
Joyce Tannenbaum Turner, MS
Pediatric Genetics
Deborah Hung Copenheaver, MS
Kara Lord, MGC
Jodie Martin, MGC
Lindsay Paull, MS
Neurogenetics
Meg Bradbury, MS
Jodie Martin, MGC
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Prenatal Diagnosis
Shelby Duffer, MS
Mary Sands, MS
Sarah Zornetzer, MS
George Washington University Medical Center
Prenatal Genetics
Lisa Freese, MS
Georgetown University Medical Center
Fisher Center/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tiffani DeMarco, MS
Gillian Hooker, ScM
Rachel Nussbaum, MS
Beth Peshkin, MS
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic
Jan Blancato, Ph.D.
Prenatal Genetics
Laura Krass, MGC
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Cancer Risk Assessment
Jessica Adcock, ScM
Pediatric Genetics
Marcia Ferguson, MGC
Amy Kimball, MS
Prenatal Genetics
Marcia Ferguson, MGC
Amy Kimball, MS
Greater Washington Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Prenatal Diagnosis
Jill Fonda Allen, MS
Howard County General Hospital
Prenatal Diagnosis
Debbie Axtell, MS
Howard University
- Prenatal Diagnosis
Barbara W. Harrison, MS
Inova Fairfax Hospital
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Cancer Risk Assessment
Grace-Ann Fasaye, ScM
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) Clinic
Cynthia James, PhD, ScM
Crystal Tichnell, MGC
Ataxia Center
Kate Reed, ScM
Breast Cancer Clinic
Jennifer Axilbund, MS
Colon Cancer Risk Assessment
Jennifer Axilbund, MS
Institute for Genetic Medicine (Pediatric Clinic)
Aida Bytyci, MS
Carolyn Dinsmore, MGC
Maria Johnson, MS
Gretchen Oswald, MS
Internal Medicine
Howard Levy, MD
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic
Lori AH Erby, PhD, ScM
Neurofibromatosis Clinic
Amanda Bergner, MS
Prenatal Clinic
Ginny Corson, MS
Beth Wood Denne, MS
Cathy Lawson, MS
Erin Oehler, MS
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Metabolic
Rebecca Kern, MGC
Neurodevelopmental Clinic
Julie Cohen, ScM
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center Prevention and Research Center: Cancer Prevention and Genetics Counseling Service
Jessica Scott, MGC
Center for Advanced Fetal Care
Prenatal
Jessica Scott, MGC
National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Section on Clinical Genomics
Margarita Raygada, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Cancer Genetics
June Peters, MS, MA
National Eye Institute
Ophthalmic Genetics
Delphine Blain, ScM, MBA
Amy Turriff, ScM
National Human Genome Research Institute
Clinical and Basic Investigations of Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) and Related Disorders
Jennifer Sloan, PhD, MS
The Phenotype and Etiology of Proteus Syndrome
Julie C. Sapp, ScM
Genetics and Clinical Characteristics of Bardet Biedl Syndrome
Julie C. Sapp, ScM
ClinSeq: A Large-Scale Medical Sequencing Clinical Research Pilot Study
Flavia M. Facio, MS
Phenotype and Etiology of Pallister-Hall Syndrome
Julie C. Sapp, ScM
Clinical and Genetic Studies of Neurofibromatosis
Sarah Ruppert, MS
Polydactyly Research Study
Julie C. Sapp, ScM
Undiagnosed Diseases Program
Anne C. Madeo, MS
Sandra Yang, MS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Clinical and Molecular Manifestations of Inherited Neurological Disorders
Alice Schindler, MS
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Hearing and Deafness Clinic
Julie Muskett, MS
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Cancer Risk Assessment
Reem Saadeh, MD
St. Agnes Hospital
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Prenatal Diagnostic Center
Emily Kuchinsky, MS
St. Joseph's Hospital
Prenatal Diagnosis
Ginny Corson, MS
Beth Wood Denne, MS
Cathy Lawson, MS
Erin Oehler, MS
National Naval Medical Center
General Genetics
Erica Sturm, MS
Andrea Wray, MS
Prenatal Assessment Center
Erica Sturm, MS
Andrea Wray
University of Maryland Medical Center
Cancer Risk Assessment
Jessica Rispoli Joines, MGC
Huntington's Disease
Allison Mitchell, MS
Pediatric Genetics
Meredith Weaver, ScM
Megan Skinner, MGC
Prenatal Diagnosis
Stephanie Ashley, MS
Amanda Higgs, MGC
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
HD Clinic
Elizabeth Gettig, MS
UVA
Pediatrics
Patricia Allinson, MS
Shawn Lipinski, ScM
Matthew Thomas, ScM
Non-Clinical Genetics Training Opportunities
Genetic Alliance
The Genetic Alliance transforms health through genetics. They promote an environment of openness centered on the health of individuals, families and communities. Openness forms both the process and product for Genetic Alliance.
Genetics and Rare Disease Information Center (GARD)
The Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) is a collaborative effort of two agencies at the National Institutes of Health, The Office of Rare Diseases and the National Human Genome Research Institute to help people find useful information about genetic conditions and rare diseases.
JHU DNA Diagnostics Laboratory
The DNA Diagnostic Laboratory is a non-profit, academic service lab established at Johns Hopkins in 1979.
GeneDX
GeneDX specializes in genetic testing for rare hereditary disorders. Their mission is to make clinical testing available to people with rare genetic conditions and their families.
Genetics Policy Opportunities
NHGRI Policy and Program Analysis Branch
The Policy and Program Analysis Branch is part of the Office of Policy, Communication and Education within the NHGRI Office of the Director, this Branch conducts policy development and analysis that enables NHGRI to pursue its mission.
The Genetics and Public Policy Center
The Genetics and Public Policy Center, established in 2002 at the Johns Hopkins University with funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts, is an independent source of credible information on genetic technologies and genetic policies for the public, medical and policy makers.
International Training Sites
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Familial Ovarian Cancer Clinic
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Adult Genetics Clinic
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, England
Clinical and Molecular Genetics Unit
Manchester Regional Genetics Service
Manchester, England
St. Mary's Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia Genetics & Metabolism Unit, Department of Paediatrics
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
SingHealth, Singapore
Genetics Service
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Clinical Genetic Services
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Clinical Genetics
Other clinical training sites that participate in the Transnational Alliance for Genetic Counseling may also be available.
Last Updated: February 22, 2011