Genetics & Metabolism Faculty & Staff

For Patients & Families: UW Health

Division Chief

Kim Keppler-Noreuil, MD

Position title: Professor, Division Chief, Fellowship Director

Faculty

Mei Baker, MD, FACMG

Position title: Professor

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, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies

Vanessa Horner, PhD

Position title: Associate Professor

Philip James, MD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Ashley Kuhl, MS, CGC

Position title: Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director

Janet Legare, MD

Position title: Professor

Roberto Mendez, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor

M. Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD

Position title: Professor

Richard Pauli, MD, PhD

Position title: Professor Emeritus

Elizabeth Petty, MD

Position title: Professor

William Rhead, MD, PhD

Position title: Professor

Xiangqiang Shao, MS, PhD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Robert Steiner, MD

Position title: Professor

David Wargowski, MD

Position title: Professor

Bryn Webb, MD

Position title: Associate Professor

Katie Williams, MD

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

Elizabeth Kellom, MS, CGC

Position title: Associate Clinical Genetic Counselor

Sharon Luu

Position title: Clinical Genetic Counselor

Wanda Meeteer, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Peggy Modaff, MS, CGC

Position title: Distinguished Clinical Genetic Counselor

Lisa Obernolte, MS, RD

Position title: Senior Clinical Dietician

Matthew Rasberry, RD, CNSC

Position title: Senior Clinical Dietician

Rachel Sullivan, MS, CGC

Position title: Associate Clinical Genetic Counselor

Patricia Thaker, NP

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Christie Turcott, MS, CGC

Position title: Senior Clinical Genetic Counselor

Sara Zoran, MS, CGC

Position title: Clincial Genetic Counselor

Fellow

Amy Calhoun, MD

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Wuyan Chen

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Hieu Nguyen

Position title: PGY 5 Fellow

Morteza Seifi, PhD

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Jessica Tumolo, PhD

Position title: PGY 4 Fellow

Graduate Students

Holly Greer

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Katheryn (Katie) Hayes

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Isabella Holland

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Rebecca Pulvermacher

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Hannah Than Win

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Katherine Uttal

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Catherine Vickerman

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Maria Vine

Position title: Genetic Counselor Student

Staff

Kim Anderson, MS, CGC

Position title: Instructor, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies

Lisa Fisher

Position title: Medical Program Assistant

Lori Halverson

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

Susan Jeannette

Position title: Program Assistant

Norman Liu

Position title: Research Specialist

April Meiller

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellowship Coordinator

Manda Ratcliff

Position title: Senior Medical Program Assistant

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

Volunteers

Sophia Salemi

Position title: Student Researcher