Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention (GPCP) Program
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New York, NY 10021
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About Michelle Primiano, MS
Michelle Primiano MS, CGC® is a certified genetic counselor with a clinical focus on the longitudinal care of patients with hereditary cancer syndromes, equitable access and delivery of genetics services, and genomic medicine to improve health outcomes.
She is the Associate Director of Clinical Operations for the Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention Program and Instructor of Human Genetics in Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research focuses on utilizing cancer whole genome and transcriptome sequencing (WGTS) for precision medicine, clinical research methodologies in cancer genetics and epidemiology, and cancer prevention trials for high-risk cohorts.
She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Genetic Counseling and holds advanced certifications in pharmacogenomics and cancer genetics risk assessment. She has published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Genetics in Medicine, and the Journal of Genetic Counseling.
Board Certifications
- Genetic Counseling
Expertise
- ATM Gene Mutation
- BARD1 Gene mutation
- BRCA1 Gene Mutation
- BRCA2 Gene mutation
- Breast Cancer Genetic Susceptibility
- BRIP1 gene mutation
- Cancer Genetics
- CDH1 Gene Mutation
- CHEK2 Gene Mutation
- Colon Cancer Genetic Testing
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome
- Family History of Cancer
- Family History of Colorectal Cancer
- Family History of Esophageal Cancer
- Family History of Gastric Cancer
- Family History of Genetic Disease
- Family History of Pancreatic Cancer
- Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
- Genetic Susceptibility to Endometrial Cancer
- Genetic Susceptibility to Ovarian Cancer
- Genetic Testing
- Grail Galleri Cancer Surveillance
- Hereditary Breast-Ovarian Cancer
- Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) Syndrome
- Hereditary Ovarian Cancer
- Human Genetics
- Intensive Cancer Surveillance
- Melanoma Syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurofibromatosis Genetic Testing
- Ovarian Cancer Genetic Susceptibility
- Ovarian Cancer, BRCA1 Positive
- Ovarian Cancer, BRCA2 Positive
- PALB2 Gene Mutation
- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics
- PTEN Gene Mutation
- RAD51C Gene Mutation
- RAD51D Gene Mutation
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Whole Exome Sequencing
- Whole Genome Sequencing
Education
- Degrees: Long Island University, C.W. Post Center
- Degrees: State University of New York at Farmingdale
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Instructor of Human Genetics in Radiology
Education
- Degrees: State University of New York at Farmingdale
- Degrees: Long Island University, C.W. Post Center
Titles & Positions
- Instructor of Human Genetics in Radiology
Board Certifications
- genetic counseling
Languages Spoken
- english