Genetic Counsellor staff profiles

Genetic Counsellors

Barbara Stayner BSc (Hons) MSc

Consultant Genetic Counsellor (Lead): GCRB Registered 176

Speciality: hereditary cancer

Areas covered: Oxford and Windsor

Qualifications:

• BSc Biology (Honours), University of Winnipeg
  
• MSc Genetic Counselling, University of Manchester

Jo Lowndes BSc (Hons) MSc

Principal Genetic Counsellor

Specialties:

• mitochondrial genetics
• eye genetics
• prenatal and reproductive genetics

Areas covered: Oxford and all surrounding regions

Qualifications:

• BSc Hons (1st Class) Applied Biology - Molecular Biology, University of Hertfordshire
  
• MSc Genetic Counselling, Manchester University
  
• Certificate in Counselling (Person Centered and Psychodynamic Counselling training), University of Hertfordshire
  
• Eye Clinic Support Studies Course,City University, London and RNIB
  

Jo Lowndes specialises in working with patients and families with mitochondrial and genetic eye conditions and also sees patients and couples for prenatal and reproductive genetic counselling relating to a wide range of genetic conditions.

Ruth Robertson BSc (Hons) MSc

Principal Genetic Counsellor: GCRB Registered 200

Specialties:

• neurogenetics
• HD

Areas covered: Oxford and Reading

Qualifications:

• MSc Genetic Counselling, Manchester
  
• Training Officer for Genomic Counselling STP (Scientist Training Programme)
  

Kathryn Lubasch

Principal Genetic Counsellor

Specialty: Inherited Cardiac Conditions

Jessica Bailey BSc (Hons) MSc

Principal Genetic Counsellor: AHCS Registered 16924 (previously GCRB Registered 308)

Specialty: neurogenetics

Areas covered: Oxford and Bracknell

Qualifications:

• BSc Medical Science, Birmingham University
  
• MSc Genetic Counselling (distinction), Cardiff University
  
• Training Officer for Genomic Counselling STP (Scientist Training Programme)

Sophie Devery BSc MSc

Genetic Counsellor

Areas covered: Oxford

Qualifications:

• BSc (Genetics and Psychology), Monash University
• MSc Genetic Counselling, Griffith University
  

Smrithi Devaiah BE (Biotech) MSc

Genetic Counsellor: GCRB Registered 408

Specialties:

• cancer and general genetics
• NF1
• aortopathy (Marfan syndrome)

Areas covered: Oxford and Milton Keynes

Qualifications: MSc (Distinction) Genetic Counselling, University of Manchester

Anita Matadeen BSc (Hons) MSc

Genetic Counsellor: GCRB Registered 289

Specialties:

• neurogenetics
• HD
• general and cancer

Qualifications: MSc Genetic Counselling

Anita is a keen advocate of genetics education for the general public and allied specialties. She holds a position on the UKGTN Genetic Test Evaluation Working Group.

Sally North BSc (Hons) MSc

Genetic Counsellor: HCPC Registered CS21048

Specialties:

• cancer
• general
• prenatal
• endocrine

Areas covered: Oxford, Reading and Wantage (cancer)

Qualifications:

• BSc (hons) Biological Sciences, Aberystwyth University
• MSc Genomic Sciences (Genetic Counselling), University of Manchester
• Scientific Training Programme (STP), Genomic Counselling.

Sian Sperring BSc (Hons) MSc

Ophthalmology Genetic Counsellor

Qualifications:

• BSc Microbiology, Cardiff University
  
• MSc Genetic Counselling, Cardiff University

Sian is based at Oxford Eye Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital.

Hannah Wakelin BSc MSc

Genetic Counsellor

Areas covered: High Wycombe, Heatherwood and Oxford

Qualifications:

• BSc Biology with a major in Genetics, Massey University, New Zealand
• MSc Genetic Counselling, University of Melbourne, Australia
  

Laura Medicoff BSc MSc

Genetic Counsellor

Qualifications:

• BSc Biology Mount Allison University, Canada
• MSc Genomic Counselling, University of Glasgow

Edward Richer BSc (Hons) MSc DPhil

Genetic Counsellor

Areas covered: Oxford and Reading

Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) Molecular Genetics in Biotechnology, University of Sussex
• MSc Genetic and Genomic Counselling, Cardiff University
• DPhil Immunology, University of Sussex

Jovana Stosic BSc (Hons) MSc

Genetic Counsellor

Areas covered: Oxford and High Wycombe

Qualifications:

• BSc (Honours) Biology, Trent University, Canada
• MSc Genetic and Genomic Counselling, Cardiff University
  

Megan Jones BSc (Hons)

Genomic Counsellor

Qualifications:

BSc Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Honours), University of Bristol

Jamie Forrest BSc (Hons) MSc

Genomic Counsellor

Qualifications:

• BSc Neuroscience (Honours), University of Leeds
  
• MSc Psychology, University of Hertfordshire

Emily Owens BSc (Hons) MSc

STP Trainee Genomic Counsellor (2022 cohort)

Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences with Biomedicine, Lancaster University
• MSc Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

Hannah Prior BSc (Hons)

STP Trainee Genomic Counsellor (2022 Cohort)

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) Molecular Medicine, University of Sussex

Bethany Souter

STP Trainee Genomic Counsellor (2022 cohort)

Qualifications: BSc (hons) Biomedical Sciences, University of Sussex

Family History and Cancer Triage Team

General Genetics Family History Co-ordinator

Michelle Jochym

Michelle Devine

Tina Boggs

Cancer Genetics Triage Nurse

Gathes family histories and provides risk assessments for patients referred to the Cancer Genetics Service.

Wioletta Hurdha

Genomics Assistant

Genomic Practitioner and Associates' Team

Mari Bandiola

Registered Nurse

Qualifications:

• BSc Nursing, Saint Louis University, Philippines
• PGCert Genomic Medicine, Imperial College London

Charley Woollams

Qualifications:

• BSc Biomedical Science, Bangor University
• MSc Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, University College London

Chloe Parker

Qualifications:

• BSc Human Biology with Psychology, Keele University
• MSc Genomic Medicine, University of Birmingham

Sogand Vahedi

Qualifications:

BSc Biomedical Science, Anglia Ruskin University

Ryan Holland

Genomic Assistant

Qualifications:

• BSc Biomedical Science, Oxford Brookes University
• MSc Medical Genetics and Genomics, Oxford Brookes University