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Genetics Faculty and Staff

Physicians

Holly H. Ardinger, MD

Genetics Division Director; Pediatric Geneticist/Dysmorphologist; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Shivarajan M. Amudhavalli, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Bryce A. Heese, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Nicole P. Safina, MD, FAAP, FACMG

Pediatric Geneticist; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Laurie D. Smith, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Genetic Counselors

Michael L. Begleiter, MS, CGC; Genetic Counselor Manager
Andrea M. Atherton, MS, CGC
Lauren E. Grote, MS
Janda L. Jenkins, MS, CGC
Jennifer L. Kussmann, MS, CGC
Caitlin E. Lawson, MS, CGC
Susan S. Hughes, MS, CGC
Meghan E. Strenk, MS, CGC
Holly I. Welsh, MS, CGC

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