What is a Genetic Counselor?

Jackie Connor
October 19th, 2016

Throughout the healthcare industry, it is known that genetic counselors play a vital role in the care and treatment of patients. Genetic counselors guide patients through the genetic testing journey and provide them and their primary care physician with detailed explanations of their test results.

Check out our video that takes potential patients through the genetic counseling process:

Ambry Genetics: What is a genetic counselor? from AmbryGen on Vimeo.

For more information about genetic counselors or to find a genetic counselor, please visit the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

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Author

Jackie Connor

Communications Associate

Jackie Connor is Communications/Public Relations Associate at Ambry Genetics in sunny Southern California. Previously, Jackie worked as Marketing Director at a small synthetic grass company in Anaheim. She also spent more than a decade as a freelance writer/reporter for multiple print and online publications where she covered a wide array of local and national news and events. When she is not writing, she can be found surfing her favorite breaks along the California coast, biking and hiking the trails and supporting local beach cleanup events across Orange County.

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