Linda Rodgers-Fouche, MGC is an adjunct assistant professor in the Genetic Counseling program at MGH Institute of Health Professions. She has been a clinical genetic counselor at the MGH Center for Cancer Risk Assessment since 2012. She specializes in hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes and prostate cancer syndromes and is the lead genetic counselor for the MGH Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics clinic.
She is an active member of The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer (CGA). Within CGA, she currently serves on the DEI Committee and is the Vice Chair of the Research Committee.
- BS, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- MGC, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Hodan R, Rodgers-Fouche L, Arora S, Dominguez-Valentin M, Kanth P, Katona BW, Mraz KA, Roberts ME, Vilar E, Soto-Azghani CM, Brand RE, Esplin ED, Perez K. (2022). Patterns of germline and somatic testing after universal tumor screening for Lynch syndrome: A clinical practice survey of active members of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Published Online First 26 Feb 2022. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1567
Shannon KM, Emmet MM, Rodgers L, Wooters M, Seidel ML. (2020). Transition to telephone genetic counseling services during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Published Online First: 4 Dec 2020. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1365
Alimena S, Scarpetti L, Blouch EL, Rodgers L, et al. Factors associated with referral and completion of genetic counseling in women with epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. Published Online First: 23 May 2020. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-001168
Adar T, Friedman M, Rodgers LH, Shannon KM, Zukerberg LR, Chung DC. (2019). Gastric cancer in Lynch syndrome is associated with underlying immune gastritis. Journal of Medical Genetics. 56(12).
Patel D, Blouch EL, Rodgers-Fouche LH, Emmet MM, Shannon KM. (2018). Finding a Balance: Reconciling the Needs of the Institution, Patient, and Genetic Counselor for Optimal Resource Utilization. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27(6).
Adar T, Rodgers LH, Shannon KM, Yoshida M, Ma T, Mattia A, Lauwers GY, Iafrate AJ, Harford NM, Chung DC. (2018). Universal screening of both endometrial and colon cancers increases the detection of Lynch syndrome. Cancer, 124(15).
Adar T, Rodgers LH, Shannon KM, Yoshida M, Ma T, Mattia A, Lauwers GY, Iafrate AJ, Chung DC. (2017). A tailored approach to BRAF and MLH1 methylation testing in a universal screening program for Lynch syndrome. Modern Pathology, 30(3).