Genetics Mentor Network

Genetic Mentor Network - list of contacts 1997

Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

This mentor network is for teachers and students with questions about Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project (1993-1997) - it was primarily designed for participants in the Human Genome Networking Project. It is not kept current. The resource list or frequently asked questions may provide you with references to answer many of your questions (or topic). More up-to-date addresses and names are available from genetics professional societies.


Professionals by region of United States
Jacqueline R. Batanian, Ph.D.
St. Louis University, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Pediatrics Department, 1465 S. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 577-5393
e-mail: BatanianJR@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU
Troy A. Becker, M.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Division of Genetics
Omaha, NE 68198-5440
(402) 559-6935
Michael Begleiter, M.S.
Genetic Clinic Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gilham Road
Department of Genetics
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 234-3290
e-mail: mbegleiter@CCTR.UMKC.EDU

Joann Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H.
e-mail: bodurtha@GEMS.VCU.EDU
Medical College of Virginia
VA Commonwealth Univ.
Department of Human Genetics - Box 33
Richmond, VA 23298-0033
Gail Brookshire, M.S.
Children's Medical Center
1935 Motor Street
Dallas, TX 75235-7794
(214) 640-2357
Barbara Burton, M.D.
University of Illinois College of Medicine
2929 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616-3390
(312) 791-2812
Eduardo S. Cantu, Ph.D.
e-mail: Eduardo_Cantu@smtpgw.musc.edu
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425-0688
(803) 792-3574

Susan R. Capasso, M.S.
Middlesex Hospital
Wilcox College of Nursing
Science Department
Middletown, CT 06457
(203) 344-6402

Nancy J. Carpenter, Ph.D.
H.A. Chapman Institute of Medical Genetics
5300 E. Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK 74135
(918) 628-6363

Teresa M. Castellano, M.S.

Daniel H. Cohn, Ph.D.
e-mail: dcohn@mailgate.csmc.edu
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Medical Genetics
8700 Beverly Blvd, SSB-3
Los Angeles, CA 90402

Debra L. Collins, M.S.
e-mail: dcollins@kumc.edu
University of Kansas Medical Center
(913) 588-6043
Edward Cotlier, M.D.
New York State Institute on Developmental Disabilities
372 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018

Luba Djurdjinovic, M.S.
e-mail: luba.djurdjinovic@oho.com
Genetic Counseling Program
124 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 724-4308

Sheila Dobin, Ph.D.
e-mail: smdobin@tamu.edu
Scott and White Clinic
2401 S. 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508
(817) 774-3704

Colleen McGillis Dougherty, M.S.
e-mail: PGZX92A@prodigy.com
Howard University College of Medicine
Division of Medical Genetics
Washington, DC 20059

Louise Elbaum, M.S., Ph.D.
e-mail: elbaum@waisman.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin
328 Waisman 1500 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 265-2907

Wayne H. Finley, Ph.D., M.D.
e-mail: Pedp050@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Laboratory of Medical Genetics - UAB Station
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-4983

Joy Frestedt, Ph.D.
e-mail: frest001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
Box 609 UMHC
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-5676

Robin Gold, M.S.
Sinai Hospital
OB/GYN Department
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 493-6060

Rosalie Goldberg, M.S.
e-mail: rgoldber@aecom.yu.edu
Bronx, NY 10461


Paula Gregory, Ph.D.: Cincinnati, OH

Bruce R. Haas, M.S.: Sarah Lawrence College; Bronxville, NY

Susan Hassed, M.S.: Oklahoma City, OK

Kerri-Lynn Hopper, M.S.
Michigan State University
B240 Life Science Bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-2046

LaDonna Immken, M.D.
e-mail: immken@uscfresno.edu
Valley Children's Hospital
3151 North Millbrook
Fresno, CA 93711
(209) 225-3000

Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D.
e-mail: korf@al.tch.harvard.edu
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 735-6091

Janice H. Kurth, M.D., Ph.D.
e-mail: jkurth@mha.chw.edu
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 West Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013-4496
(602) 406-4034

Ellen T. Matloff, M.S.
e-mail: matloffe@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu
SUNY Health Science Center
Department of Pediatrics
750 East Adams
Syracuse, NY 13210

Michael K. McCormack, Ph.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
401 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103

Maureen M. McCorquodale, Ph.D.
Center for Medical and Reproductive Genetics
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60616-3390
(312) 791-3859

Bettsy McFarland, M.S.: England

Matthew J. McGinniss, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital San Diego
3020 Children's Way
San Diego, CA 92123
(619) 495-4911

Joanne Milisa, M.S.
Perinatal Associates of New Mexico
201 Cedar, Suite 405
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 764-9535

Laura E. Mitchell, Ph.D.
e-mail: MITCHELE@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU
Saint Louis University, School of Public Health
3663 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 977-8101

John W. Obringer, Ph.D.
e-mail: ![obringerjw%DFB@DFMAIL.USAFA.AF.Mil]
U.S. Air Force Academy Head Quarters DFB
2354 Fairchild Dr.
Colorado Spring, CO 80840-6226
(719) 472-2720

Elizabeth Otto, M.S.
e-mail: Elizabeth_B._Otto@muccmail.missouri.edu
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
Department of Child Health
Columbia, MO 65212
(314) 884-6735

Michael H. Patrick, Ph.D.
e-mail: mpatrick@facstaff.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin - Madison
104 Genetics, 445 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-4564

Barbara J. Pettersen, M.S.
e-mail: Barbara.Pettersen@ncal.kaiperm.org
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Genetics Department
San Jose, CA 95119-1197
(408) 972-3311

Scott Polzin, M.S.
e-mail: scottgene@aol.com
Lutheran General Perinatal Hospital
1875 Dempster St., Suite 340
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(708) 696-7705

Valerie Lambert Prenger, Ph.D., M.H.S.
e-mail: valerie@genetics.ab.umb.edu
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Division of Human Genetics
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-7277

Daniel Riconda, M.S.
Arnold Palmer Hospital
92 West Miller Street
Orlando, FL 32806-2036
(407) 649-6910

Patti Robbins-Furman, M.P.H.
e-mail: pfurman@obg.med.uth.tmc.edu
University of Texas, Houston
Dept. OB/GYN
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 794-5170

Jill Cellars Rogers, M.S.: Indiana

Warren G. Sanger, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Hattie B. Munroe Center for Human Genetics Cytogenetics Laboratory
Omaha, NE 68198-5440
(402) 559-5070

Shelley D. Smith, Ph.D.
e-mail: ssmith@boystown.org
Boys Town National Research Hospital
555 N. 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 498-6672

Constance K. Stein, Ph.D.
SUNY Health Science Center
Cytogenetics Laboratory
750 E. Adams St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 464-4716
Karen R. Supovitz, M.S.
e-mail: S-Karen@genetics.ab.umd.edu
University of Maryland Medical System
405 W. Redwood, Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-3815
Susan Tinley, R.N., M.S.
e-mail: tinley@boystown.org
(402) 498-6560

Helga V. Toriello, M.S., Ph.D.
Butterworth Hospital
21 Michigan St. NE, Suite 350
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 456-2700

Vivian Ota Wang, M.S.
e-mail: vw15@columbia.edu
Columbia University, Teachers College
Department of Counseling Psychology, Box 102
New York, NY 10024
(212) 362-2330

Kenneth Ward, M.D.
e-mail: ken@gene1.med.utah.edu
University of Utah
Eccles Genetics Institute
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801) 585-6335

Judith A. Westman, M.D.
e-mail: judy=westman%genetics%CHI@aloha.CHI.Ohio.state.edu