Genetics & Metabolism Faculty & Staff

For Patients & Families: UW Health

Interim Division Chief

Maria Stanley, MD

Position title: Professor, Developmental Pediatrics Division Chief & Genetics Interim Division Chief

Faculty

Mei Baker, MD, FACMG

Position title: Professor, CBG Fellowship Director

Laura Birkeland, MS, CGC

Position title: Assistant Professor, Program Director, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies

Amy Blake Susnow, MD, FACMG

Position title: Clinical Instructor

April Hall, PhD, MS, CGC

Position title: Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Research for the UW Genetic Counselor Studies Program

Vanessa Horner, PhD, FACMG

Position title: Associate Professor

Philip James, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Kim Keppler-Noreuil, MD

Position title: Professor, MGG Residency Director

Ashley Kuhl, MS, CGC

Position title: Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director

Janet Legare, MD

Position title: Professor

Amanda Lindenberg, DO, MOT

Position title: Assistant Professor

Roberto Mendez, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor

M. Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD

Position title: Professor

Elizabeth Petty, MD

Position title: Professor

Pankaj Prasun, MBBS

Position title: Assistant Professor

William Rhead, MD, PhD

Position title: Professor

Xiangqiang (XQ) Shao, MS, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor, LGG Fellowship Director

Robert Steiner, MD

Position title: Professor

David Wargowski, MD

Position title: Professor

Bryn Webb, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Katie Williams, MD, PhD

Position title: Clinical Instructor

Clinical Staff

Therese Breunig, RD, CLC

Position title: Clinical Dietician

Leah Colligan, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Nicoletta Drilias, RD, CD

Position title: Senior Clinical Dietician

Sonja Henry, MS, CGC

Position title: Senior Clinical Genetic Counselor

Alex Jung, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth Kellom, MS, CGC

Position title: Associate Clinical Genetic Counselor

Sharon Luu

Position title: Clinical Genetic Counselor

Peggy Modaff, MS, CGC

Position title: Distinguished Genetic Counselor

Lisa Obernolte, MS, RD

Position title: Senior Clinical Dietician

Matthew Rasberry, RD, CNSC

Position title: Senior Clinical Dietician

Jennifer (Jen) Suarez, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Christie Turcott, MS, CGC

Position title: Senior Clinical Genetic Counselor

Brooklynne Watkins, PA

Position title: Physician Assistant

Sara Zoran, MS, CGC

Position title: Clincial Genetic Counselor

Fellow

Abdulsamin (Samin) Sajan

Position title: PGY 5 LGG Fellow

Erin Sybouts

Position title: PGY 5 LGG Fellow

Venugopal Thayanithy, PhD

Position title: PGY 4 LGG Fellow

Graduate Students

Tonisha Atkins

Position title: MGCS Student

Samantha Battenberg

Position title: MGCS Student

Shanaya Bedford

Position title: MGCS Student

Starla Chambrose

Position title: MGCS Student

Jessie Chen

Position title: MGCS Student

Alexandra (Alex) Colberg

Position title: MGCS Student

Juliana Cranley

Position title: MGCS Student

Elijah Hall

Position title: MGCS Student

Mason Holum

Position title: MGCS Student

Kaela Kraft

Position title: MGCS Student

Jordyn Lawatsch

Position title: MGCS Student

Kayla Rud

Position title: MGCS Student

Luke Stavedahl

Position title: MGCS Student

Teresa Sundararajan

Position title: MGCS Student

Maryn Ugolini

Position title: MGCS Student

David Warner

Position title: MGCS Student

Staff

Liv Abegglen

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Dannah Altiti

Position title: Student Researcher

Kim Anderson, MS, CGC

Position title: Instructor, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies

Jacob Blanchar

Position title: Student Researcher

Lisa Fisher

Position title: Medical Program Assistant

Lori Halverson

Position title: Co – CBG and LGG Postdoctoral fellowship coordinator, Medical Program Assistant Senior

Susan Jeannette

Position title: Program Assistant

Norman Liu

Position title: Research Specialist

April Meiller

Position title: GME/Fellowship Coordinator

Manda Ratcliff

Position title: Senior Medical Program Assistant

Jennifer Rietzler, CGC

Position title: Student Inclusivity and Community Outreach Coordinator

Brian Ross

Position title: Researcher I

Sophia Salemi

Position title: Research Specialist

Noah Schrodt

Position title: Student Researcher

Kelcy Smith-Simmer, MMSc, CGC

Position title: Instructor, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies

Anna Zakas, MS, MPH

Position title: Instructor, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies