Wayne State University School of Medicine
Genetic Counseling Graduate Program Faculty

David Aughton, MD* Clinical Geneticist Beaumont Hospital
Rawan Awwad, MS* Genetic Counselor Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Ronald Bachman, MD* Clinical Geneticist California State University Stanislaus, and Oakland Kaiser Permanente
Allison Bannick, MS, BSN, RN, CPNP Nurse Practitioner Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Jennifer Barrick Fulbright, MS* Genetic Counselor Beaumont Hospital
Julie Berger, MS* Genetic Counselor Beaumont Hospital
Kathryn Biro, MS* Genetic Counselor Wayne State University, Pediatric Genetics
Veronica Kokavec Bryksa, MS* Genetic Counselor Hutzel Hospital
Elizabeth Cameron, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Erin Carmany, MS* Associate Program Director, Genetic Counseling Program Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Sara Chase, PhD Clinical Psychologist Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Rashmi Chikarmane, MS* Genetic Counselor Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Michelle Cichon, MS* Genetic Counselor
Program Manager
Course Director
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Wayne State University
Robert Conway, MD* Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Amy Decker, MS*   Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Lindsay Dohany, MS* Genetic Counselor Beaumont Hospital
Debra Duquette, MS* Genetic Counselor Michigan Department of Community Health
Whitney L. Ducaine, MS* Genetic Counselor Informed DNA
Salah A.P. Ebrahim, MD* Cytogeneticist University Laboratories Wayne State University
Heidi Edwards, RD Dietitian Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Gerald L. Feldman, MD, PhD* Clinical Geneticist, Biochemical/Molecular Geneticist
Director, Clinical Genetics Services, Medical Director Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Children’s Hospital of Michigan/University Laboratories Wayne State University
Robin Gold, MS* Genetic Counselor Karmanos Cancer Institute, CMMG Adjunct Faculty
Alexander Gow, PhD Molecular Biologist Wayne State University
Lawrence Grossman, PhD Molecular Biologist
Director, Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Wayne State University
Cheryl Harper, MS* Genetic Counselor/Coordinator Beaumont Hospital
Cheryl Hess, MS* Genetic Counselor Detroit Medical Center University Labs
Renee Hilber, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Mahbubul Huq, MD, PhD* Pediatric Neurologist, Geneticist Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Tiara Johnson, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
John Kamholz, MD, PhD Neurologist Harper Hospital Wayne State University
Gregory Kapatos, PhD Molecular Biologist, Graduate Officer, PhD Program in Molecular Medicine and Genetics Wayne State University, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Kelly Kennelly, MS* Genetic Counselor Wayne State Department of Neurology
Alyssa Knisley, MS* Genetic Counselor Oakwood Hospital
Karen Krajewski, MS* Genetic Counselor
 
Adjunct Lecturer
Stephen A. Krawetz, PhD Molecular Biologist Wayne State University, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Lori Maier, MS* Genetic Counselor Children’s Hospital of Toledo
Susan Michalowski, PhD* Cytogeneticist Henry Ford Hospital
Vinod Misra, MD, PhD Clinical Geneticist Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Anwar N. Mohamed, MD* Cytogeneticist
Technical Director,
Clinical Cytogenetics
Laboratory
University Laboratories Wayne State University
Kristin Monaghan, PhD* Molecular Geneticist
Medical Geneticist Director,
DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
Henry Ford Hospital
Kathleen Moore, PhD Clinical Psychologist Wayne State University
Fatimah Nahhas, PhD* Molecular Geneticist
Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory
Harper Hospital
Mary Nyhuis, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Tressa Orthmeyer, MS* Genetic Counselor
Course Director
Wayne State University. Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Amy Paine, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Nancie Petrucelli, MS* Genetic Counselor
Coordinator, Cancer Genetic Clinic, Course Director
Karmanos Cancer Institute  
Mary Helen Quigg, MD* Reproductive Geneticist Henry Ford Hospital
Kristen Pierce Rauch, MS* Genetic Counselor Hutzel Hospital, Reproductive Genetics
Jacquelyn R. Roberson, MD* Clinical Geneticist Division Head, Genetics Henry Ford Hospital
Kelly Beaudry-Rodgers, MS* Genetic Counselor Beaumont Hospital
Peggy W. Rush, MS* Genetic Counselor, Coordinator, Metabolic Clinic Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Alicia Salkowski, MS Genetic Counselor/
Research Assistant
Karmanos Cancer Institute Wayne State University
Kathryn A. Sargent, MS* Genetic Counselor
Research Assistant
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Sujatha Sastry, MS* Genetic Counselor Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Lindsey Scussel, MS* Genetic Counselor Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Pediatric Neurology
Michael Simon, MD, MPH Oncologist
Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling Service
Karmanos Cancer Institute Wayne State University
David Stockton, MD* Clinical Geneticist Children’s Hospital of Michigan,Wayne State University
Emily Swan, MS* Genetic Counselor Oakwood Hospital
Michael Tainsky, PhD Molecular Biologist
Director, Program in Cancer Genetics
Karmanos Cancer Institute Wayne State University
Rebecca Tochet, MSW Social Worker Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Angela Trepanier, MS* Genetic Counselor
Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Wayne State University
June Ventimiglia, RD Dietitian Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Jolyn Wagner, MD Psychiatrist, Process Group Facilitator Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Xia Wang, MD, PhD* Clinical Geneticist Henry Ford Hospital
Derek Wildman, PhD Molecular Biologist, Course Director Wayne State University, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Barry Wolf, MD* Clinical Geneticist
Chair, Dept of Medical Genetics
Henry Ford Hospital
Carin L. Yates, MS* Genetic Counselor Henry Ford Hospital
Julie Zenger-Hain, PhD* Medical Geneticist, Cytogeneticist
Director, Cytogenetics Department
Oakwood Hospital
Lidong Zhai, PhD Biochemical Geneticist Detroit Medical Center Laboratories- Biochemical Genetics Lab

 *Indicates certification by either the American Board of Medical Genetics or the American Board of Genetic Counselor

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