Faculty & Staff
The Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center is comprised of specially trained genetic counselors and physicians who work together to provide education, hereditary cancer risk assessment, genetic counseling and genetic testing, individualized cancer screening and prevention programs to people who are concerned about their personal and family history of cancer.
Steering Committee Faculty
- Banu Arun, M.D. - Co-Medical Director, Breast Medical Oncology
- Courtney D. DiNardo, M.D., MSCE - Leukemia
- Elizabeth Gardener Grubbs, M.D. - Surgical Oncology
- Eric Jonasch, M.D. - Genitourinary Medical Oncology
- Karen Lu, M.D. - Co-Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology
- Florencia McAllister, M.D. - Clinical Cancer Prevention
- Nancy Dugal Perrier, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Surgical Oncology
- Susan K. Peterson, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Behavorial Science
- Y. Nancy You, M.D., MHSc, FACS - Associate Medical Director, Surgical Oncology
Affiliated Faculty
- Steven G. Waguespack, M.D., FACE – Endocrine
- Selvi Thirumurthi, M.D. – GI
- Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D. – Clinical Cancer Prevention
- Sausan Abouharb, M.D. - League City Breast
- Omar Alhalabi, M.D. - West Houston GU
- Ajit Kumar Bisen, M.D. - West Houston Breast
- Naifa L. Busaidy, M.D., FACP, FACE - Endocrine
- Paul Corn, M.D. - GU
- Najat Daw Bitar, M.D. - Pediatrics
- Christine Cheka, M.D. - Woodlands Breast
- Ana Paula Correa Refinetti, M.D. - Sugarland Breast
- Lauren Cobb, M.D. - Woodlands Ovarian Screening
- Nicole Fleming, M.D. - Sugarland Gynecology
- Ann Marie Gillenwater, M.D. - H&N Surgery
- Dan Gombos, M.D., FACS - Opthamology
- Andrew Hahn, M.D. - League City and TMC GU
- Amy Hassan, M.D. - League City Breast Screening
- Cynthia Herzog, M.D. - Pediatrics
- Mimi I. Hu. M.D. - Endocrine
- Ryan Huey, M.D. - West Houston GI
- Adaeze Iheme, M.D. - Sugarland Breast
- Elizabeth Keeler, M.D. - Gynecology
- Craig Kovitz, M.D. - Woodlands GU-Prostate
- Phat Le, M.D. - Sugarland
- Jeffrey H. Lee, M.D. - Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Sunyoung Lee, M.D. - West Houston GI
- John Livingston, M.D. - AYA Sarcoma
- Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D. - Neurosurgery
- Funda Meric-Bernstam, M.D.
- Craig Messick, M.D. - Sugarland and West Houston GI
- Makesha Miggins, M.D. - Sugarland Breast Surgery
- Giancarlo Moscol, M.D. - Woodlands
- Denise Nebgen, M.D. - Gynecology
- Kelly Nelson, M.D. - Melanoma
- Amy Nguyen, NP - West Houston GU
- Oluchi Oke, M.D. - Woodlands Breast
- Tejal Amar Patel, M.D. - LBJ
- Patrik Pilie, M.D. - GU
- Jenny Pozadides, M.D. - Woodlands Breast
- Gwyn Richardson, M.D. - League City Ovarian Screening
- Michael Roth, M.D. - AYA Pediatrics
- Sadia Saleem, M.D. - Sugarland Breast
- Christina Serna-Blanco, APN - Breast
- Aaron Shafer, M.D. - Sugarland Gynecology
- Bilal Siddiqui, M.D. - GU
- John Slopis, M.D. - Adult and Pediatric Neurofibromatosis
- Jennifer Wang, M.D. - Sugarland GU-Prostate
- Jason Willis, M.D. - League City GI
- Timothy Anthony Yap, M.D. - CCTT
- Anita Kuo Ying, M.D. - Endocrine
- Rachel Layman, M.D. - Breast
- Najat Daw Bitar - Pediatrics
Genetic Counselors
Hiam Abdel-Salam
M.S., CGC
Breast Center and Genitourinary Cancer Center
Hiam Abdel-Salam is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Breast Center and Genitourinary Center.
Erica Bednar
M.S., CGC
Houston Area Locations
Erica Bednar is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the
Clinical Cancer Genetics and the Moon Shots Program® Cancer Prevention
and Control Platform at MD Anderson. Erica leads a quality improvement
dissemination to multiple oncology clinics to increase
guideline-compliant genetic counseling and testing for breast and
ovarian cancer patients. She provides genetic counseling in the Moon
Shots Program® Cancer Prevention and Control Platform.
Gabriela Chen
M.S., CGC
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gabriela Chen is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions.
Jessica Corredor
M.S., CGC
Breast Center and Pediatric Center
Jessica "Jessie" Corredor is a
Certified Genetic Counselor at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her
primary role is to provide risk assessment and genetic counseling
services to individuals concerned for a hereditary predisposition to
breast cancer. She also has special interest in the impact of
genetic counseling in the pediatric, adolescent, and young adult
patient population.
Molly Daniels
M.S., CGC
Gynecologic Oncology Center
Molly S. Daniels is a Certified Genetic Counselor at
MD Anderson Cancer Center and has been there since 2002. She has
adjunct appointments as an Associate Faculty Member at the UTHealth
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and as a Clinical Instructor in
the Pediatrics department at the UT Medical School at Houston.
Yoheved “Kevi” Gerstein
M.S., CGC
Leukemia Center
Yoheved "Kevi" Gerstein is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Leukemia Center.
Katie Huang
M.S., CGC
Breast Center and Gynecologic Oncology Center
Katie Huang is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Breast Center and Gynecologic Oncology Center.
Andrew McKeon
M.S., CGC
League City Location and Brain & Spine Center
Andrew McKeon is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the League City location and in the Brain and Spine Center.
Maureen Mork
M.S., CGC
GI Center
Maureen Mork is a Certified Genetic Counselor who specializes in counseling patients for hereditary gastrointestinal cancers at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is also involved in clinic research in hereditary GI cancers, with a special interest in early-onset colorectal cancer. She teaches and supervises students in the UT Genetic Counseling Program, and has also served as a thesis chair for genetic counseling graduate students.
Julie Moskowitz
M.S., CGC
GI Center
Julie Moskowitz is a Certified Genetic Counselor within the GI Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She received her undergraduate degrees, a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Sociology and Social Psychology from Lehigh University in 2011 and her graduate degree, an M.S. in Genetic Counseling, from Long Island University in 2013.
Nadine Rayes
M.S., CGC
Cancer Prevention Center
Nadine Rayes is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Cancer Prevention Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.
Susan Reilly
M.S., CGC
Houston Area Locations
Susan Reilly is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Biological Sciences from Binghamton University in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and her M.S. degree in Genetic Counseling from Long Island University in 2019. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the West Houston location and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county’s underserved population.
Donika Saporito
M.S., CGC
Genitourinary Center
Donika Saporito is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Genitourinary Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.
Rachael Shilbauer
MGCS, CGC
Sugar Land Location and Gynecologic Oncology Center
Rachael Shilbauer is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the Sugar Land location and Gynecologic Oncology Center.
Catherine Skefos
M.A., M.S., CGC
Endocrine Center
Catherine Skefos is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Endocrine Center.
Autumn Vara
M.S., CGC
Houston Area Locations
Autumn Vara is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county's underserved population.
Sara Wofford
M.S., CGC
Houston Area Locations
Sara Wofford is a Certified Genetic Counselor in
the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at
The Woodlands Houston Area Location and the Lyndon B. Johnson
Hospital’s general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county’s
underserved population.
Jacynda Woodman-Ross
M.S., CGC
CPRIT Grant
Jacynda Woodman-Ross is a Certified Genetic Counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her primary role is working directly with patients to provide cancer risk assessment and counseling.
Program Administrative Team
Walter Knowles, M.B.A.
Program Director
Sreejesh Shanker, Ph.D.
Program Manager (Grants and Research)
Ann Molinaro, BSBM
Program Manager
Sierra Green, MPH
Research Care Coordinator
Linda T. Hill
Senior Administrative Assistant