The Penn Medicine genetic counselors pose for a group photo at their retreat

Basser Center Leadership

Internal Advisory Board

External Advisory Board

  • Chair
  • Allison Kurian, MD, MSc 
    Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University
  • Alan Ashworth, PhD
    Director of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Olivera J. Finn, PhD
    Distinguished Professor at University of Pittsburgh, Departments of Immunology and Surgery
  • Judy Garber, MD, MPH
    Director of Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Andrew Godwin, PhD
    Deputy Director of the University of Kansas Cancer Center
  • John Petrini, PhD
    Chair of the Molecular Biology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute

Clinical Staff

  • Angela Bradbury, MD 
    Medical Oncologist
  • Bryson Katona, MD, PhD
    Gastroenterologist
  • Daniel Lee, MD, MS
    Urologist
  • Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD
    Medical Oncologist
  • Vivek Narayan, MD, MS
    Medical Oncologist
  • Kim Reiss-Binder, MD
    Medical Oncologist
  • Mersedeh Rohanizadegan, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor, Medical Genetics
  • Payal Shah, MD
    Medical Oncologist

     
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  • Avi Anantharajah, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II
  • Kimberly Bradbeer, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II
  • Jackie Cappadocia, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor
  • Jessica Ebrahimzadeh, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor III
  • Marlene Edmonds, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II
  • Dana Farengo Clark, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor III
  • Grace Gercken, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor I
  • Mosetta Harris, MSN, CRNP
    Oncology Nurse Practitioner
  • Jessica Long, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor III
  • Derek Mann, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II
  • Joanna Mercado, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II
  • Kimberly Molinari, CRNP, MSN
    Oncology Nurse Practitioner
  • Blanche Poulin, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor I
  • Jacquelyn Powers, MS, LCGC
    Associate Director of Genetic Counseling
  • Angela Arnold Ross, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor B
  • Grace Snyder, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor I
  • Kelsey Spielman, MS, LCGC
    Genetic Counselor II

Administrative Staff

  • Alyzea Benjamin 
    Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Jamie Brower
    Associate Director of Clinical Research
  • Jessica Dable
    Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Sabrina Davila
    Patient Services Associate
  • Alyssa Diana
    Genetic Counseling Assistant
  • Emily Honeycutt
    Genetic Counseling Assistant
  • Jelisa Johnson
    Clinical Research Assistant
  • Rhonda Kitlas Gillette
    Research Project Manager
  • Patricia Lafferty
    Program Coordinator
  • Caitlin Orr
    Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Erica Petrone
    Sr. Digital Content Coordinator
  • Chanah Randall
    Genetic Counseling Assistant
  • Veronica Rodriguez
    Outreach Coordinator
  • Ariel Weinbaum
    Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Catherine Wolfe
    Research Project Manager
  • Monica Zielinski
    Genetic Counseling Assistant

Development Staff

  • Molly Canavan
    Associate Director of Development & Major Gifts Officer
  • Dorothy Mejia-Smith
    Sr. Associate Director of Development & Communications
  • Laura Rostock
    Executive Director of Development
  • Brian Schwabenland
    Associate Director of Development