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.
Medical Directors
- Banu Arun, M.D. - Co-Medical Director, Breast Medical Oncology
- Karen Lu, M.D. - Co-Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology
- Y. Nancy You, M.D., MHSc, FACS - Associate Medical Director, Surgical Oncology
Physicians and Faculty
- Courtney D. DiNardo, M.D., MSCE – Leukemia
- Elizabeth Grubbs, M.D. – Surgical Oncology
- Eric Jonasch, M.D. – Genitourinary Medical Oncology
- Jennifer Litton, M.D. – Breast Medical Oncology
- Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas, M.D. – Surgical Oncology
- Nancy Perrier, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Surgical Oncology
- Patrick Lynch, M.D., J.D. – Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
- Susan Peterson, Ph.D., M.P.H. – Behavioral Science
- Selvi Thirumurthi, M.D. – Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
- Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D. – Clinical Cancer Prevention
- Florencia McAllister, M.D. – Clinical Cancer Prevention
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
Gynecologic Oncology Center
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.
Jessica Corredor
M.S., CGC
Breast 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
Houston Area Locations
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.
Bradley Power
M.S., CGC
Breast Center
Bradley Power 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 in the Breast Center.
Nadine Rayes
M.S., CGC
Gynecologic Oncology 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.
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
Breast 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
Nathaniel D. Hernandez, B.S.
Programmer Analyst
Ann Molinaro, BSBM
Program Manager
Sreejesh Shanker, Ph.D.
Clinical Grants and Research
Program Manager
Linda T. Hill
Senior Administrative Assistant
Sierra Green, B.S.
Research Care Coordinator