AliveandKick'n the podcast

My conversation with Sara Riordan, board certified genetic counselor and current President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. We discuss HR 2144, the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, currently before Congress and getting involved. We also discuss tumor biomarker testing, lynch syndrome, MSI, and the role of the genetic counselor in tumor boards and educating physicians.

My conversation with Dr Noura Abul-Husn, internist and Medical Geneticist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talking about making genomic medicine a reality that is going to help patients across a wide range, including Lynch Syndrome. We also discuss diverse populations, biobanks, and the process of going from research to clinical application. Of course scaling family history information is still an issue when it comes to meeting criteria for testing.