Chicago Center for Jewish Genetics Disorders - Genetic Counseling

COUNSELORS IN THE CHICAGO AND NEIGHBORING AREAS:
If you have questions about genetic disorders, you may contact a genetic counselor in the Chicago area from the list below.

Genetic counselors can modify their information below by contacting the Center at Jewishgeneticsctr@juf.org.

Chicago:

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Rachel Pothast, MS
Antenatal Resource Center
3000 North Halstead Avenue, Suite 209A
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 296-3065
Fax: (773) 296-7666
Rachel.Pothast@advocatehealth.com

Children's Memorial Hospital

Kristin Culp Clemenz, MS
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, #30
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-4125
Fax: (919) 684-4221
Kclemenz@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Hemoglobinopathies

Dania M. D'Achille, MS
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-4454
ddachille@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Jewish Genetic Disorders, Neurogenetics, 22q11 deletion syndrome

Katherine Kim, MS
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-8282
Fax: (773) 929-9565
kkim@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Neurofibromatosis, Skeletal Dysplasias

Karen Niedermeyer, MS
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-8283
Fax: (773) 929-9565
kniederm@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Marfans Syndrome

Laura Niewiadomski, MS
2300 Children’s Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
773-975-8507
lniewi@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Gaucher disease

Andrea Simonson Paras, MS
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-8283
Fax: (773) 929-9565
aparas@childrensmemorial.org

Danielle Perron Hartung, MS
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-8284
Fax: (773) 929-9565
dperron@childrensmemorial.org
Specialty: Phenylketonuria

Michelle Gilats, MS
2300 Children's Plaza #59
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 880-3709
Fax: (773) 929-9565
mgilats@childrensmemorial.org

Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Rebecca Vogt Burr, MS
700 South Wood Street
Division of Genetics
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 633-7768
Fax: (312) 633-7769

Northwestern University

Jessica Greenberg, MS
333 East Superior, Suite 115
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 926-6622
Specialty: Prenatal

Kelly E. Ormond, MS
Director, Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling
676 N. St. Clair #1280
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 926-7466
Fax: (312) 926-3553
k-ormond@northwestern.edu

Megan Shepard Hinton, MS
333 East Superior, Suite 115
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 926-6622
Fax: (312) 926-7638

Maureen Smith, MS, CGC
676 St. Clair Suite 1258
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone (312) 695-0703
Fax: (312) 695-1223
m-smith6@northwestern.edu
Specialty: Prenatal, Cancer Genetics

Carin Beltz Yates, MS
333 East Superior, Suite 115
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 926-6622
Fax: (312) 926-7638

Reproductive Genetics Institute

Robin Beck, MS
2825 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 472-4900
Fax: (773) 871-5221
rgi@flash.net

Renee L Genovese, MS
2825 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 472-4900
Fax: (773) 871-5221
rgeno77@hotmail.com

Christina M. Lavin, MS
2825 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 472-4900
Fax: (773) 871-5221
christinamas@hotmail.com

Dana Pauling, MS
2825 N Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 472-4900
Fax: (773) 871-5221
Dpauling46@hotmail.com

Rush University Medical Center

Kisha Johnson, MS
1750 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-6298
Fax: (312) 942-2857
Specialties: Prenatal, Pediatrics

University of Chicago

Rebecca Brown Anderson, MS
Department of Human Genetics
5841 South Maryland Ave, M/C 0077
Chicago, IL 60637
Toll free: (888)-UC-Genes (824-3637)
Phone: (773) 834-4035
Fax: (773) 834-0556
Rbrown@genetics.uchicago.edu
www.genes.uchicago.edu
Specialty: Pediatrics

Shelly Cummings, MS
Cancer Risk Clinic
5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-4749
Fax: (773) 834-2650
Scumming@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
http://cancer-risk.bsd.uchicago.edu
Specialty: Cancer Genetics

Heather McManus MacLeod, MS
5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 6088
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-4310
Fax: (773) 702-2681
hmcmanus@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Specialty: Cardiovascular Genetics

Melody White Perpich, MS
Cancer Risk Clinic
5841 South Maryland, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 834-1760
Fax: (773) 834-2650
mwhite@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
http://cancer-risk.bsd.uchicago.edu
Specialty: Cancer Genetics

Elyse Webber, MS
5841 South Maryland Ave, MC 2050
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-6621
Fax: (773) 702-5160
Emuller@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu

Melissa Dempsey, MS
Department of Human Genetics
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 0077
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 834-1606
Fax: (773) 834-0556
mdempsey@bsd.uchicago.edu

University of Illinois, Chicago

Richard T. Dineen, MS, CGC
Department of Pediatrics, M/C856
840 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 355-1082
Fax: (312) 355-0739
dineen@uic.edu

Erin Powell Carmany, MS
Center for Women's Health
1801 West Taylor Street, Suite 4C
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-9134
Fax: (312) 996-1149
erinp@uic.edu
Specialties: Prenatal, Sephardic Jewish Population

Lindsey Sultan, MS
Center for Women's Health
1801 West Taylor Street, Suite 4C
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-5807
Fax: (312) 996-1149
lindseys@uic.edu
Specialties: Prenatal

In Neighboring Areas:

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Kelly Akin, MS
Fetal Diagnostic Center
2650 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2864
Fax: (847) 733-5087
kakin@enh.org

Lisa Dellefave, MS
Center for Medical Genetics
1000 Central Street, Suite 620
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (312) 503-0154
ldellefave@enh.org
Specialties: Muscular Dystrophy, Neurogenetics

Anna Newlin, MS
Center for Medical Genetics
1000 Central Street, Suite 620
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-1029
Fax: (847) 733-5318
anewlin@enh.org
Specialty: Cancer Genetics

Suzanne O'Neill, MA, MS, PhD
Center for Medical Genetics
1000 Central Street, Suite 620
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-1029
Fax: (847) 733-5318
soneill@enh.org
Specialty: Cancer Genetics

Devanshi Patel, MS
Center for Medical Genetics
1000 Central Street, Suite 620
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-1029
Fax: (847) 733-5318
dpatel@enh.org

Scott Weissman, MS
Center for Medical Genetics
1000 Central Street, Suite 620
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-1029
Fax: (847) 733-5318
sweissman@enh.org

Evanston Hospital

Katherine Blum, MS
2650 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2864
Fax: (847) 570-2846
kblum@enh.org

Gwen Gassman Fraley, MS
2650 Ridge Avenue, Room 1420
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2864
Fax: (847) 733-5394
gfraley@enh.org

Leslie Geibel, MS
2650 Ridge Avenue, Room 1420
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2408
Fax: (847) 570-1846
lgeibel@enh.org

Eve Simi, MS
2650 Ridge Avenue, Room 1420
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2864
Fax: (847) 733-5394
esimi@enh.org

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Christina Ruiz, MS
Oak Lawn, Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 West 95th Street Room 207
Oaklawn, IL 60453
Phone: (708) 346-4395
Fax: (708) 346-4758
cristina.ruiz@advocatehealth.com
Specialities: Prenatal

Loyola University Medical Center

Michele Choe, MS
Dept of OB/GYN
2160 S. First Avenue
Bldg 103, Room 1046
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (708) 216-0576
Fax: (708) 216-5669
mchoe@lumc.edu

Kelly Connerton-Moyer, MS
OB/GYN LUMC
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (708) 216-8167
Fax: (708) 216-5669
kmoyer@lumc.edu
Specialty: Prenatal

Park Ridge, Lutheran General

Seth Marcus, MS, CGC
1875 Dempster St/Perinatal Center #340
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: (847) 723-7705
Fax: (412) 341-8926

Edward Hospital & Health Services (Naperville)

Bhuma Krishnamachari, MS, CGC
Director of Genetic Counseling
Edward Hospital and Health Services
120 Spalding Drive, Suite 111
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: (630) 646-6093
bkrishnamachari@edward.org

Page last updated on 07/10/07

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