Courtney Studwell, MS, CGC, MB(ASCP)CM is a Term Lecturer for the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program at MGH Institute of Health Professions. She currently works in the Center for Advanced Molecular Diagnostics (CAMD) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a laboratory genetic counselor. In the cytogenetics laboratory, Courtney serves as a liaison to clinical providers ordering genetic testing and helps to implement updated testing protocols that reflect patient needs and the evolving landscape of genetic testing technologies. In addition to working in the laboratory, Courtney also sees patients in the Center for Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is passionate about providing high-quality genetics care to patients at all stages of their reproductive process.
- BS, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- MS, Genetic Counseling, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Guseh S, Wilkins-Haug L, Kaimal A, Dunn-Albanese L, Adams S, Carroll S, Discenza M, Dobson L, Brillinger M, Foster J, Gbur S, Green H, Herrig N, Mandigo C, Pacione M, Roberts P, Sassaman A, Steinberg K, Studwell C, Gray KJ. Utility of noninvasive genome-wide screening: a prospective cohort of obstetric patients undergoing diagnostic testing. Genet Med. 2021 Jul;23(7):1341-1348. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01147-4. Epub 2021 Mar 29. PMID: 33782554.
LeBlanc K, Kelley EG, Nagy A, Bater J, Berro T, McGuinness MA, Studwell C; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Might M. Rare disease patient matchmaking: development and outcomes of an internet case-finding strategy in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 May 10;16(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-01825-1. PMID: 33971915; PMCID: PMC8108446.
Studwell CM, Kelley EG; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Sinsheimer JS, Palmer CGS, LeBlanc K. Family genetic result communication in rare and undiagnosed disease communities: Understanding the practice. J Genet Couns. 2021 Apr;30(2):439-447. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1329. Epub 2020 Oct 27. PMID: 33108040; PMCID: PMC8207526.