Risks, Management, and What to Know for You and Your Family
In this webinar, we will review what is known about the hereditary causes behind GISTs, current genetic testing options and results, how this information affects screening and management, and implications for one’s family.
Presenters:
Lindsay Kipnis received her MS in Genetic Counseling from Brandeis University in 2013. After graduating she worked in oncology at Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island. She joined the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at DFCI in 2014. Lindsay is focused on ensuring that all ovarian cancer patients receive the genetic counseling and testing that is recommended. She also sees a variety of adult patients with personal and family histories of cancer.
Becca Vanderwall is a licensed and certified genetic counselor currently practicing at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the pediatric cancer genetics risk program. She previously worked in neurometabolics and mitochondrial disease at Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her MS in Genetic Counseling and MPH in Public Health Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. Her special interests include public health research and policy, health disparities and equity, hereditary brain tumor risk, and family dynamics and communication.
