Cancer Genetics Team
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Urania Dagalakis, MD
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- Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling Program
- Genetic Counselor
Joyce Turner
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- English
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Biography
Joyce Turner, MS, CGC, is a genetic counselor with over 25 years of experience. She is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She also received advanced training in cancer risk assessment from the City of Hope.
Joyce worked at the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health as a co-investigator and genetic counselor before taking a position at the Children’s National where she is now director of the Cancer Genetic Counseling Program, a program which she helped establish. Joyce’s current interests include research on somatic tumor analysis, Wilms tumors and cancer screening and prevention. She is an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University Medical Center and serves as a supervisor for genetic counseling graduate students.
- Genetic Counselor
Stephanie Middleton
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- English
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- Stephanie Middleton, MS, CGC, is a genetic counselor certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She received her master’s degree in genetic counseling from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Prior to this, she worked as a genetic counseling assistant in a pediatric cancer genetics clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital and in clinical research at Stanford University. She joined the Cancer Genetics Program at Children’s National Hospital in September 2023 and sees patients and families with or at risk of having a cancer predisposition syndrome.
- Clinical Program Coordinator
Natalie Morton
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- English
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- Natalie Morton, BSN, RN, BMT-CN, CPHON, is the Cancer Genetics coordinator. She received her BSN from Radford University’s Nursing School. She started her career as a bedside nurse on the Hematology/Oncology/BMT unit at Children’s National Hospital in 2018. She joined the Cancer Genetics Program in October 2022.
Providers Supporting Cancer Genetics Care
Pathologists
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Sam Paul Gulino, MD
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Irena Manukyan, MD, PhD
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- Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology
- Program Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship
Christopher Thomas Rossi, MD
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Sam Sirotnikov, DO
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Otolaryngologists
- Surgical Director, Thyroid Nodule and Thyroid Cancer Clinic
- Director, Pediatric Voice Program
- Otolaryngologist
Neurologists/Neurofibromatosis Clinic
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- Director, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Director, Brain Tumor Institute
- Neurologist
Roger J. Packer, MD
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- Clinical Co-Director, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Neurologist
- Neuro-Oncologist
Benjamin Siegel, MD
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- Division Chief, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Neurogenetics
- Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
Endocrinologists
Dermatologists
- Chief, Dermatology
- Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship
- Dermatologist
Anna Yasmine Kirkorian, MD
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Gastroenterologists
Carine Adonis Halaby, MD
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Departments Supporting Cancer Genetics Care
Blood and Marrow Transplant Team
In partnership with Cancer Genetics, our BMT specialists deliver highly coordinated care for patients who may benefit from transplant evaluation, treatment and follow-up.
Long-Term Follow-Up Care
Our long-term follow-up team works with Cancer Genetics to support survivors with personalized care plans, monitoring and guidance for ongoing health and wellness.
Oncology Care Team
Our oncology providers work closely with the Cancer Genetics team to guide diagnosis, treatment planning and ongoing care with a coordinated, team-based approach.