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

Lori Bassett, MS, CGC

Head of Office of Communications

Kevin Farren

Director of Data Integration and Management

Dawn Puderbaugh Hodges

Administrator

Boo Ramage

Special Assistant to the Director

Janet Still

Human Resources Manager

Charleston Clinic

Debbie Bealer, RN

Genetic Service Coordinator

Sara Cathey, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Michael Lyons, MD

Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director of Clinical Services

Richard Schroer, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Melinda Whetsell, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Columbia Clinic

Jon Bos, PsyD, MSCP, ABPdN

Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Katie Clarkson, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Ken Corning, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Amy Dobson, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor/Genetic Service Coordinator

Mitzi Grappone, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Angie Lichty, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

EJ Prijoles, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Florence Clinic

Shannon Bell

Genetic Service Coordinator

Katy Drazba, MPA, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Jennifer Lynch, MPA

Genetic Service Cordinator

Greenville Clinic

Laura Beamer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Allison Bellomo, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Monica Bready

Clinic Coordinator

Carrie Buchanan, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

Jessica Davis, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

David Everman, MD

Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program

Curtis Rogers, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Julia Russo, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Brooke Smith, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Jennifer L. Stallworth, MS, CGC

Program Manager

Elliot Stolerman, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Greenwood Clinic

Fran Annese, LMSW

Genetics Clinic Manager

Neena Champaigne, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist; Director Metabolic Treatment Program

Wesley Patterson, MSPA, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Steve Skinner, MD

Director

Hannah Warren, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

General Labs

Kameryn Butler, PhD

Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Robin Fletcher, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor

Mike Friez, PhD

Director - Diagnostic Laboratories

Jennifer Gass, PhD

Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Matt Tedder, PhD

Staff Scientist

Kellie King Walden, MS, CGC

Laboratory Representative and Counselor

Biochemical Lab

Rahul Deshpande, PhD

Mass Spectrometry Specialist

Laura Pollard, PhD

Associate Director, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory; Director, Laboratory Training Program

Tim Wood, PhD

Director – Biochemical Genetics Laboratory

Cytogenetics Lab

Barbara DuPont, PhD

Senior Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Timothy Fee, PhD

Staff Scientist

Molecular Lab

Fatima Abidi, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Vahid Bahrambeigi, MS

Clinical Molecular Specialist

Raymond Caylor, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Julie Jones, PhD

Clinical Genomic Sequencing Program Director

Katharine Kubiak, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Jennifer A. Lee, PhD

Lead Director - Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Ray Louie, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Stephen McGee, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Anita Mohandas, MS

Bioinformatics Software Specialist

Srikrishna Narava, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Xuemei Shi, MD, PhD

Clinical Molecular Specialist

Research

Luigi Boccuto, MD

Assistant Research Scientist

Jane Dean, RN

Coordinator, SC Birth Defects Prevention Program

Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD

Director of Functional Studies

Po-Nien Lu, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Rini Pauly, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Charles E. Schwartz, PhD

Senior Research Scholar

Richard Steet, PhD

Director of Research, Head of JC Self Research Institute

Roger Stevenson, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Seok-Ho Yu, PhD

Staff Scientist

Education

Hannah Balentine

Genetics Instructor

Hannah Daniel

Genetics Instructor

Dillon Gary

Genetics Instructor

Brooke Scott

Genetics Instructor

Leta Tribble, PhD

Director of Education

Meet Makayla Gunn

Meet Makayla Gunn

Makayla was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome in April of 2015 at the age of two. At about 18 months, we noticed she had started some repetitive hand motions, and her pediatrician was a little concerned that she did not have many words. She had learned some sign language, and was saying ‘mama’ and ‘dada’, but that was it. Then she suddenly stopped all of that. At her 2 year old check-up, the pediatrician referred us to BabyNet, ...

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