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Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee
Roster
Fady M. Mikhail, MD, PhD, FACMG
Chair
2019 - 2021
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Kaul Genetics Building, Room 314A
720 20th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35294
UNITED STATES
(205) 934-9588
fmikhail@uab.edu
LAB_QAFady1Mikhail
Caroline Astbury, PhD, FACMG
Vice Chair
2019 - 2021
Cleveland Clinic
Path and Lab Medicine Institute
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
UNITED STATES
(216) 636-5844
astburc@ccf.org
LAB_QACaroline2Astbury
Irene De Biase, MD, PhD, FACMG
Sub Committee Chair Biochemical Genetics
2017 - 2021
University of Utah School of Medicine
500 Chipeta Way, MS 115
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
UNITED STATES
(801) 583-2787
irene.de-biase@aruplab.com
LAB_QAIrene2De Biase
Joshua L. Deignan, PhD, FACMG
Sub Committee Chair Molecular Genetics
2016 - 2021
UCLA
Dept of Pathology
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095-0001
UNITED STATES
(310) 825-5264
jdeignan@mednet.ucla.edu
LAB_QAJoshua2Deignan
Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, MS, FACMG
Sub Committee Chair Cytogenetics
2015 - 2021
Center for Personalized Medicine
2100 W 3rd St Ste 300
Dept. of Pathology and Lab Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90057-1994
(323) 644-8505
graca@chla.usc.edu
LAB_QAGordana2Raca
Elizabeth Chao, MD, FACMG
Molecular Genetics
2015 - 2020
University of California, Irvine
2540 Hewitt Hall
Irvine, CA 92656
UNITED STATES
(949) 400-6320
ecchao@gmail.com
LAB_QAElizabeth10Chao
Daniela Del Gaudio, PhD, FACMG
Molecular Genetics
2016 - 2020
The University of Chicago Genetics Services
5841 S Maryland Avenue
Mc 0077 Rm G705B
Chicago, IL 60637-1447
UNITED STATES
(773) 834-6751
ddelgaudio@bsd.uchicago.edu
LAB_QADaniela10Del Gaudio
Patrick R. Gonzales, PhD, MS, FACMG
Cytogenetics
2018 - 2021
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Bl
Kansas City, KS 66160
UNITED STATES
(913) 574-0288
pgonzales@kumc.edu
LAB_QAPatrick10Gonzales
Patricia L. Hall, PhD, FACMG
Biochemical Genetics
2018 - 2022
UNITED STATES
tricia.hall@gmail.com
LAB_QAPatricia10Hall
Vanessa L. Horner, PhD, FACMG
Cytogenetics
2016 - 2020
University of Wisconsin-Madison
465 Henry Mall
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706-1501
UNITED STATES
(608) 890-1112
vanessa.horner@slh.wisc.edu
LAB_QAVanessa10Horner
Rong Mao, MD, , FACMG
Molecular Genetics
2017 - 2020
ARUP Laboratories
500 S Chipeta Way
MS-115
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1221
UNITED STATES
(801) 558-5068
rong.mao@aruplab.com
LAB_QARong10Mao
Marcus J. Miller, PhD, FACMG
Biochemical Genetics
2019 - 2021
Indiana University
975 W. Walnut St
IB-344C
Indianapolis, IN 46202
UNITED STATES
(317) 278-1140
majamill@iu.edu
LAB_QAMarcus10Miller
Honey V. Reddi, PhD, FACMG
Molecular Genetics
2017 - 2021
The Jackson Laboratory For Genomic Medicine
10 Discovery Dr
Farmington, CT 06032-2374
UNITED STATES
(860) 837-2062
honeyreddi@gmail.com
LAB_QAHoney10Reddi
Anna I. Scott, PhD, FACMG
Biochemical Genetics
2018 - 2021
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
OC.8.720
Seattle, WA 98105
UNITED STATES
anna.scott@seattlechildrens.org
LAB_QAAnna10Scott
Lina Shao, MD, PhD, FACMG
Cytogenetics
2018 - 2022
University of Michigan
NCRC Bldg 36, Room 1361-02
2800 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
UNITED STATES
(734) 764-4422
linashao@med.umich.edu
LAB_QALina10Shao
Wendy E. Smith, MD, FACMG
Biochemical Genetics
2019 - 2021
Maine Medical Ctr
MMP PSC Genetics
1577 Congress Street Second Floor
Portland, ME 04102-3103
(207) 662-5522
smithw@mmc.org
LAB_QAWendy10Smith
Ashlee R. Stiles, PhD, FACMG
Biochemical Genetics
2019 - 2021
Duke University Medical Center
801 Capitola Dr Ste 6
Durham, NC 27713-4384
UNITED STATES
(919) 684-0073
ashlee.stiles@duke.edu
LAB_QAAshlee10Stiles
Marwan K. Tayeh, PhD, MS, FACMG
Molecular Genetics
2017 - 2021
University of Michigan
Attn: MMGL-Molecular Genetics
2800 Plymouth Rd Bldg 35
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
UNITED STATES
734 615 2028
mtayeh@umich.edu
LAB_QAMarwan10Tayeh
Erik C. Thorland, PhD, FACMG
Cytogenetics
2017 - 2021
Mayo Clinic
Lab Medicine & Pathology
200 First St SW, Hilton 970
Rochester, MN 55905-0001
UNITED STATES
(507) 284-7322
thorland.erik@mayo.edu
LAB_QAErik10Thorland
Elaine Lyon, PhD, FACMG
VP Lab Genetics
2016 - 2023
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
601 Genome Way
3rd Floor
Huntsville, AL 35806
UNITED STATES
(256) 327-9547
elyon@hudsonalpha.org
LAB_QAElaine20Lyon
Andrea Behlmann, PhD, FACMG
Trainee Member
2019 - 2021
PerkinElmer Genomics
3950 Shackleford Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
UNITED STATES
AMBehlmann@gmail.com
LAB_QAAndrea35Behlmann
Ender Karaca, MD
Trainee Member
2019 - 2021
University of Alabama At Birmingham
720 20th Street South Kaul
Kaul Genetics Building, Room# 347
Department of Genetics
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-9588
enderkaraca@yahoo.com
LAB_QAEnder35Karaca
Chelsea Zimmerman, PhD
Trainee Member
2018 - 2020
University of Alabama- Birmingham
720 20th Street South
642: Kaul Building
Birmingham, AL 35294
cnthomps@uab.edu
LAB_QAChelsea35Zimmerman
Yassmine Akkari, PhD, FACMG
Outgoing CAP CYTO Vice Chair
2019 - 2020
Legacy Heath Systems
Senior Scientist, Cytogenetics
1225 NE 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97232-2003
(503) 413-5214
yakkari@lhs.org
LAB_QAYassmine40Akkari
Kristin G. Monaghan, PhD, FACMG
Outgoing CAP Vice Chair Biochemical-Molecular
2019 - 2020
GeneDx
207 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
UNITED STATES
(301) 519-2100
kmonaghan@genedx.com
LAB_QAKristin40Monaghan
Maximilian Muenke, MD, FACMG
Chief Executive Officer
2019 - 2022
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 1101
Bethesda, MD 20814-4854
(301) 718-9603
mmuenke@acmg.net
LAB_QAMaximilian45Muenke
Judith Benkendorf, MS
Staff
2007 - 2020
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 1101
Bethesda, MD 20814-4854
UNITED STATES
(301) 718-9603
jbenkendorf@acmg.net
LAB_QAJudith51Benkendorf