Our Faculty & Staff
Greenwood Genetic Center is proud to have over 180 of the most dedicated professionals a part of our team, each with individualized expertise to
provide a well-rounded staff of experts passionate about enriching the lives of people affected by genetic disorders.
Administration
Brian Albon
Clinical Operations Manager
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Lori Bassett, MS, CGC
Director of Communications
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Kevin Farren
Director of Operations
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Talitha Kay
Assistant Human Resources Manager
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Boo Ramage
Special Assistant to the Director
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Janet Still
Human Resources Manager
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Bill Tiller
Executive Director, GGC Foundation
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Charleston Clinic
Debbie Bealer, RN
Genetic Service Coordinator
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Sara Cathey, MD
Assistant Clinical Geneticist
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LaToya Hughes
Metabolic Clinic Coordinator
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Michael Lyons, MD
Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director of Clinical Services
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Jonathan Ploeger
Genetic Assistant
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Richard Schroer, MD
Senior Clinical Geneticist
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Melinda Whetsell, MS, RD, LD
Metabolic Dietitian
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Meg Wilkes, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Columbia Clinic
Katie Clarkson, MD
Senior Clinical Geneticist
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Amy Dobson, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor/Genetic Service Coordinator
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Katy Drazba, MPA, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Mitzi Grappone, MS, RD, LD
Metabolic Dietitian
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Angie Lichty, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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EJ Prijoles, MD
Assistant Clinical Geneticist
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Greenville Clinic
Laura Beamer, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
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Monica Bready
Clinic Coordinator
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Laura Buch, MSPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant, MAPP Fellow
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Carrie Buchanan, MD
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
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Anna Childers, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Holly Crozier, MS, RD, LD
Metabolic Dietitian
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Jessica Davis, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Sarah English, MS
Clinical Trial Assistant
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David Everman, MD
Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program
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Curtis Rogers, MD
Senior Clinical Geneticist
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Brooke Smith, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Jennifer L. Stallworth, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
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Elliot Stolerman, MD
Assistant Clinical Geneticist
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Camerun Washington, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Greenwood Clinic
Fran Annese, LMSW
Genetics Clinic Manager
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Neena Champaigne, MD
Contract Physician
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Hannah Warren Moore, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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Wesley Patterson, MSPA, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Ellen Richardson, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
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General Labs
Kameryn Butler, PhD
Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
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Xiaolan "Alice" Fang, PhD
Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
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Robin Fletcher, MS, CGC
Laboratory Genetic Counselor
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Mike Friez, PhD
Director - Diagnostic Laboratories
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Matt Tedder, PhD
Staff Scientist
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Falecia Thomas, MS, CGC
Laboratory Genetic Counselor
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Kellie King Walden, MS, CGC
Director of Diagnostic Development
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Jiyong Wang, PhD
Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
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Biochemical Lab
Laura Pollard, PhD
Director, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory; Director, Laboratory Training Program
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Cytogenetics Lab
Barbara DuPont, PhD
Senior Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
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Timothy Fee, PhD
Staff Scientist
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Benjamin Hilton, PhD
Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
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Molecular Lab
Fatima Abidi, PhD
Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
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Raymond Caylor, PhD
Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
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Julie Jones, PhD
Clinical Genomic Sequencing Program Director
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Jennifer A. Lee, PhD
Lead Director - Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
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Ray Louie, PhD
Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
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Anita Mohandas, MS
Bioinformatics Software Specialist
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Xuemei Shi, MD, PhD
Clinical Molecular Specialist
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Shelly Thompson, MS
Molecular Specialist
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Research
Jane Dean, RN
Coordinator, SC Birth Defects Prevention Program
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Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD
Director of Functional Studies
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Po-Nien Lu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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Richard Steet, PhD
Director of Research, Head of JC Self Research Institute
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Roger Stevenson, MD
Ravenel Boykin Curry Chair in Genetic Therapeutics; Senior Clinical Geneticist
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Tong Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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Seok-Ho Yu, PhD
Staff Scientist
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