MS in Genetic Counseling Program Genetic Counselors

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Meggie Dinh, MS

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor, Medical Center
Judy Fan

Judy Fan, MS

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor, Clinical Genetics
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Denisse Garza, MS

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor, Clinical Genetics
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Nicole Weise, MS

Licensed Genetic Counselor, Hematology/Oncology

MS in Genetic Counseling Program Faculty

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Layal Abi Farraj, PhD

Genomic Clinical Scientist, Medical Center
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Erica Chan, MS, PNP

Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Genetics
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Daniel Cohn, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Wayne Grody

Wayne Grody, MD, PhD

Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Institute for Society & Genetics, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics
Leonid Kruglyak - Human Genetics
Leonid Kruglyak, PhD elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of human genetics. (https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/2023-faculty-national-academy-of-sciences)

Leonid Kruglyak, PhD

Chair, Human Genetics
Clara Lajonchere

Clara Lajonchere, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Neurology; Program Advisor of the MS in Genetic Counseling Program, Human Genetics
Julian Martinez

Julian Martinez, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Genetics/Human Genetics, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics
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Lauren Mackenzie Mason, PA

Physician Assistant, Clinical Genetics
Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson, MD

Professor-in-Residence, Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Neurology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Sulagna Saitta

Sulagna Saitta, MD, PhD

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Division of Clinical Genetics/Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics & Gynecology
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T. Niroshi Senaratne, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Chanel Suares, RD, CSP

Dietitian, Clinical Genetics