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Genetic Screening Directory

Genetic Screening – A Partial Directory
There are thousands of Genetic Laboratories around the globe, but the list below comprises of those that specifically focus on genetic disorders that affect the Jewish Community.

The list is not complete, and will continue to be updated as information is gathered. A comprehensive list of Prenatal Genetic Testing Centers will be available in time.

 

 

Los Angeles, California
     Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
     Medical Genetics
     444 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite 1001
     Los Angeles, CA 90048
     David Rimoin, MD
     Appointments: 310-423-9990

     Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
     4650 Sunset Blvd
     Los Angeles, CA 90027
     Julian Williams, MD
     Appointments: 213-669-2290

     UCLA
     760 Westwood Plaza, 68-225 NPI
     Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759
     Stephen Cederbaum, MD
     Appointments: 310-825-4529

Oakland, California 
     Children's Hospital Medical Center
     Department of Medical Genetics
     5275 Claremont Avenue
     Oakland, CA 94618
     Edward Lammer, MD
     Appointments: 510-428-3550

Orange, California
      UC Irvine Medical Center
     101 The City Dr. S., 2ZOT4482
     Orange, CA 92868-3298
     Maureen Bocian, MD
     Appointments: 714-456-5791

Panorama City, California
     Kaiser - Panorama City
     13652 Cantara Street
     Panorama City, CA 91402
     Harold Bass, MD
     Appointments: 818-375-2073

Stanford, California
     Stanford Medical Center
     Medical Genetics H-315
     Department of Pediatrics
     Stanford University School of Medicine
     Stanford, CA 94305
     H. Eugene Hoyme, MD
     Appointments: 650-723-5198 (Joanne Taylor)
The Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases Screen will screen for three genetic diseases. These include Tay Sachs disease, Canavan disease, and cystic fibrosis.


Sacramento, California
     UC Davis Medical Center
     Prenatal Diagnosis
     1621 Alhambra Blvd, Room 2719
     Sacramento, CA 95816
     Dena Towner, MD
     Appointments: 916-734-6124 (Barbara Briscoe)

San Diego, California
     California Tay-Sachs Disease Prevention Program - Children's Hospital
     San Diego, CA 92123
     Director: Michael M. Kaback, PhD
     Co-Main Contact: Nancy Levy
     Co-Main Contact: Molla Braunstein
     Telephone: 858-495-7737
     Fax: 858-279-8379
     Testing: Carrier, Prenatal, Diagnostic

San Francisco, California
     UC - San Francisco Medical Center
     533 Parnassus, U-262
     San Francisco, CA 94143
     Mary Norton, MD
     Appointments: 415-476-4808 or 415-731-3437

Santa Barbara, California
      Tri-Counties Revional Center
     520 E. Montecito Street
     Santa Barbara, CA 93103
     Gary Feldman, MD
     Appointments: 805-884-7204, X204 (Alyson Delbrook)

Tarzana, California
     Encino-Tarzana Regional Health Center
     18321 Clark Street
     Tarzana, CA 91356
     Barbara Luftman, Coordinator
     Shirley Eskoff, Coordinator
     Appointments: (818) 881-1061

Van Nuys, California
     SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories -
     Genetic Testing Center
     Van Nuys, CA 91405
     Director: Jean Amos, PhD
     Main Contact: Danielle Lagrave
     Telephone: 800-SB-PROBE
     Fax: 818-376-6212
     Email:Danielle.m.lagrave@questdiagnostics.com
 

Boston, Massachusetts
     Boston University School of Medicine -
     Center for Human Genetics
     Boston MA 02118
     Director: Aubrey Milunsky, MD, DSc
     Co-Main Contact: Susan Cheney, MS
     Email:scheney@bu.edu
      Co-Main Contact: Anne Yesky, MS
     Email:ayesky@bu.edu
     Telephone: 617-638-7083
     Fax: 617-638-7092

     Massachusetts General Hospital -
     Amino Acid Disorder / Neurochemistry Laboratory
     Boston, MA 02129
     Director: Vivian E. Shih, MD
     Main Contact: Roseann Mandell
     Telephone: 617-726-3884
     Fax: 617-726-5739
     Email:rmandell@partners.org

Farmingham, Massachusetts
     Genzyme Genetics - Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
     Framingham, MA 01701-9322
     Director: Bernice Allitto, PhD
     Director: Jean DeMarchi, PhD
     Director: Ruth A. Heim, PhD
     Director: Lynne Rosenblum-Vos, PhD
     Co-Main Contact: Amy Merrill, MS
     Telephone: 800-255-7357 X2209
     Fax: 508-820-9742
     Co-Main Contact: Karen Treat, MS
     Telephone: 800-255-7357
     Fax: 508-820-9742
 

Detroit, Michigan
     Wayne State University
     DMC University Laboratories
     Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory
     Detroit, MI 48202
     Director: Gerald L. Feldman, MD, PhD
     Co-Main Contact: Holly Pinder, MT
     Co-Main Contact: Trieu D. Vo, PhD
     Telephone: 313-993-2631
     Fax: 313-745-9299

Rochester, Minnesota
     Mayo Clinic Molecular Genetics Laboratory
     Rochester, MN 55905
     Co-Director: Karen Snow, PhD
     Co-Director: Stephen Thibodeau, PhD
     Telephone: 800-533-1710 or 507-284-4169
     Fax: 507-284-0043

New York City, New York
     Mount Sinai Medical Center -
     Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory
     New York, NY 10029
     Director: Christine Eng, MD
     Main Contact: Wanda Aponte
     Telephone: 212-241-6947
     Fax: 212-860-3316

     NYU School of Medicine
     Human Genetics Program
     550 First Avenue, MSB 136
     New York, NY 10016
     Telephone: 212 263-5746
     Fax: 212 263-7590
     Email:elsa.reich@med.nyu.edu

     New York University Medical Center -
     Molecular Genetics Laboratory
     550 First Avenue
     New York, NY 10016
     Director: Harry Ostrer, MD
     Main Contact: Carole Oddoux, PhD
     Telephone: 212-263-7621
     Fax: 212-562-2642
     Email:oddouc01@mcrcr6.med.nyu.edu
(This lab is also a research laboratory.)

     New York University School of Medicine -
     Neurogenetics Laboratory
     550 First Avenue
     New York, NY 10016
     Director: Edwin H. Kolodny, MD
     Associate Director: Gregory M. Pastores, MD
     Main Contact: Stanley Samuels, PhD
     Telephone: 212-263-6628
     Fax: 212-263-1018
     Email:Stanley.Samuels@med.nyu.edu


Besides lab testing, they also have experienced clinicians on staff who do the clinical evaluation component for people who live close enough to the area to avail themselves of that service.


(This lab is also a research laboratory.)

     The Division of Reproductive Genetics
     Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
     1695 Eastchester Rd., Suite 301
     Bronx, NY 10461
     Telephone: 718-405-8150
     Fax: 718-405-8154
Albert Einstein College of Medicine provides services for the Bronx, Riverdale, Upper Manhattan and particularly Westchester communities.
Einstein is the only lab in the country that screens for Tay-Sachs using platelet assays.

 

Portland, Oregon
     Oregon Health Sciences University -
     Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
     Portland, OR 97201-3098
     Director: K. Michael Gibson, PhD
     Telephone: 503-494-2400
     Fax: 503-494-6922
     Email:gibsonm@ohsu.edu

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Thomas Jefferson University
     Tay-Sachs Prevention Program
     Philadelphia, PA 19107
     Director: Jerzy Tomczak, DVM
     Telephone: 215-955-8320
     Fax: 215-955-9990
(This lab is also a research laboratory.)

Houston, Texas
     Baylor College of Medicine -
     DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
     Houston, TX 77030
     Director: C. Sue Richards, PhD
     Main Contact: Preethi Gunaratne, PhD
     Telephone: 800-226-3624
     Fax: 713-798-6584
     Email:dnalab@bcm.tmc.edu
(This lab is also a research laboratory.)

     Baylor Prenatal Genetics Center
     Smith Tower 6550 Fannin, Suite 801
     Houston, TX 77030
     Referrals and Scheduling: 713-798-4363

     KLEBERG GENETICS CLINIC
     Texas Children's Hospital - Clinical Care Center
     1102 Bates - Suite C570
     Houston, Texas 77030
     Referral & Scheduling: 713-770-4280

Fairfax, Virginia
     Genetics & IVF Institute - Molecular Genetics Laboratory
     Fairfax, VA 22031
     Director: Anne Maddalena, PhD
     Main Contact: Anne Maddalena, PhD
     Telephone: 800-654-4363
     Fax: 703-698-3988
     Email:labs@givf.com

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
     Alberta Children's Hospital -
     Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
     Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2T 5C7
     Director: Peter Bridge, PhD
     Main Contact: The Laboratory
     Telephone: 403-229-7026
     Fax: 403-229-7624
     Email:pbridge@molecgen.ucalgary.ca

Petah Tikvah, Israel
     Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus
     Medical Genetics
     Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
     Director: Motti Shohat, MD
     Telephone: 972-3-9377658/9
     Fax: 972-3-9377660
     Email:mshohat@ccsg.tau.ac.il