Shawnia Ryan

Experience

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  SIU School of Medicine

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Genetic counselor
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  Children's Hospital Central California

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Genetic counselor
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  Inland Northwest Genetics Clinic

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Genetic counselor
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  Providence Physician services

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2014

  Genetic counselor

  Provided genetic counseling for prenatal, pediatric, cancer, and adult genetic conditions in inpatient, outpatient, and regional clinics. Geneticist: Dr. Judith Martin• Hereditary cancer genetic counseling as indicated above.• Prenatal genetic counseling as indicated above.• Attended Perinatal/neonatal case review conferences.• Provided counseling for pediatric sessions for indications including Neurofibromatosis, Tuberous sclerosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Autism, Fragile X, chromosomal disorders, abnormal newborn screening, developmental delay, and multiple congenital anomalies.• Counseled patients at the craniofacial clinic for indications including familial cleft lip and palate and syndromic etiologies for craniofacial congenital anomalies. Facilitate a multidisciplinary clinic and provide counseling for individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU).• Provided counseling for a variety of adult genetic disorders including Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders, Hereditary cardiomyopathies, Congenital heart defects, and adult neurodegenerative conditions such as Huntington Disease. Show less

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  UNM Hereditary Cancer Assessment Program

  Jan 2014 - now

  Program Operations Director

  • Counsel adults at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes including: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC), hereditary colon cancer syndromes (Lynch syndrome, FAP/AFAP, Serrated Polyposis syndrome, Juvenile Polyposis syndrome), Cowden Syndrome, Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Hereditary Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma, and other syndromes as needed.• Coordinate genetic testing for patients with a personal and/or family history of cancer when appropriate and provide personalized risk assessment and medical management options based on personal and family history.• Review patient pathology records, procedure reports and family history information, perform patient risk assessments based on peer reviewed and available tools, review current literature on hereditary cancer, and create differential diagnoses.• Attend Breast, Gastrointestinal, and Gynecological Oncology tumor boards. • Compose chart notes for each patient evaluated and generate patient and physician letters as needed. • Provide oversight and evaluation of clinical genetic counselors and staff.• Assist with development of the program in alliance with the mission of the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center.• Assist with grant applications and publication of original research articles.• Instructor level III at the University of New Mexico, Department of Internal Medicine. In this role, provide lectures to medical students, fellows, and residents and provide mentorship to these individuals with research and publications of abstracts and manuscripts.• Provide professional lectures to community providers and presentations to the lay-community. Show less

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  University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

  Nov 2014 - now

  Senior Genetic Counselor
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  Metis Genetics, LLC

  Nov 2015 - Apr 2020

  Clinical Genetic Counselor Manager

  • Provided tele-genetic counseling services for hereditary cancer syndromes, carrier test results disclosure, and inherited adult onset conditions.• Provided oversight and evaluation of a team of genetic counselors inclusive of the development and implementation of a quality assurance program that did not previously exist at Metis Genetics. Provided training to any new genetic counselor hire for the various clients of Metis Genetics.• Worked in collaboration with the Director of Genetic Counseling Services, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Executive Officer of the company in the development of new products and publications of original research. Worked with these individuals to ensure adherence to privacy standards and code of ethics for all employees of Metis Genetics.• Served as an intermediary between the clients of the company and the staff of Metis Genetics to consistently follow agreed upon workflows and standards of practice.• Assisted with onboarding of new clients including but not limited to assuring quality of products offered by clients. Developed workflows and systems that meet the needs of the clients.• Served as Team Lead for the largest client of Metis Genetics. This role started when the client first signed with Metis Genetics in April 2016. This role included the development and implementation of a quality assurance program, reporting of productivity metrics, and serving as a daily liaison between the genetic counselors of Metis Genetics and the team of the client. • Facilitated monthly tele-video Morbidity and Mortality rounds and journal clubs with the Metis Genetic Counseling team. Show less