Genetic Counselor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Billie Lianoglou is a genetic counselor who specializes in prenatal care. She works closely with perinatologists to educate families on potential genetic risks for fetal abnormalities or complications. Billie splits her time supporting the research initiatives within the UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine that include genetic specialists Dr. Mary Norton and Dr. Teresa Sparks, as well as Dr. Tippi MacKenzie. These research projects focus on improving our ability to diagnose genetic conditions prenatally through genomic exome sequencing in the setting of fetal anomalies and complications including non-immune hydrops fetalis.
In addition, she works with Dr. Tippi MacKenzie, communicating with families and their providers to support the outreach and education related to the fetal therapy clinical trials including stem cell transplantation in fetuses with alpha thalassemia major as well as in utero enzyme replacement therapy you will learn more about today. As a part of this work, Billie manages the international registry of patients found to have a prenatal diagnosis with alpha thalassemia.
Billie earned a master’s degree in genetic counseling from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Friday, February 10, 2023
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Friday, February 10, 2023
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM