Ashley Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetic Counseling within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her role at the IHP primarily involves coordinating and supervising genetic counseling students for their pediatric genetics clinical rotation. 

She currently works as a genetic counselor at the Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and serves as the dedicated genetic counselor for multidisciplinary programs for several conditions including Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Klinefelter syndrome, and Turner syndrome. She has a special interest in helping individuals with sex chromosome variations understand and process the health and psychological impact of their diagnoses. 

  • BA in Biological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • MS in Genetic Counseling, Boston University, Boston, MA
  • Pediatric/General Genetics
  • Sex Chromosome Variations 

Ashley has published numerous papers - some titles are highlighted below. You can view a complete listing of Ashley's publications in her CV. 

Letter To The Editor Re: First live birth after fertility preservation using vitrification of oocytes in a woman with mosaic Turner syndrome.

An additional patient with SMAD4-Juvenile Polyposis-Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and connective tissue abnormalities: SMAD4 loss-of-function and gain-of-function pathogenic variants result in contrasting phenotypes.

Combined X-linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity phenotype in an infant with mosaic turner syndrome with ring X chromosome.

Phenotypic spectrum of the recurrent TRPM3 p.(Val837Met) substitution in seven individuals with global developmental delay and hypotonia.
 

 

In addition, Ashley regularly presents at conferences and industry events. Please see her CV for a complete list of presentations.

Massachusetts General Hospital Klinefelter Syndrome Clinic at the New England XXY Support (NEXXY) Group Virtual Meeting.

Multidisciplinary Care Model for Individuals with Klinefelter Syndrome and Turner Syndrome at the NSGC Pediatric Special Interest Group Informational Webinar.

Impact of Therapies and Supports on the Quality of Life of Adults with Klinefelter Syndrome at the 41st NSGC Annual Conference.

Patient Education on Turner Syndrome: Challenges and Opportunities at the Pediatric Endocrine Society Turner Syndrome Special Interest Group Webinar.

Klinefelter Syndrome and Turner Syndrome: Care Across the Lifespan at the Reliant Medical Group Primary Care Virtual Grand Rounds. 
 

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