Jennifer Ivanovich

Experience

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  Washington University School of Medicine

  Nov 1992 - Jun 2016

  Healthcare, Operations, Strategy, Research, Program Management, Grants, Philanthropy, Teaching, Public Speaking.Assistant Professor, Director, and Genetic Counselor. Diverse clinical, research and programmatic responsibilities and skills included:• Led the business development and expansion of the cancer genetics service including supervising the genetic counselors, genetics assistants and support staff.• Provided state-of-the-art clinical cancer genetic services, genetic counseling, genetic testing, and direct patient care management. • Founded and directed for 15 years an innovative community AYA cancer program dedicated to addressing health inequities among young adults with cancer. Wrote and awarded multiple government and community foundation grants. Planned and implemented program initiatives, distributed educational materials nationally, built relationships and strategic partnerships, monitored program metrics and compliance, conducted agency reporting, and developed and maintained budget. • Served as a co-investigator on multiple R01 NIH grant funded research projects. Partnered with cross-functional teams with research investigators and local and national non-profit agencies to design, implement, manage, and monitor diverse NIH-funded cancer genetics research studies. • Oversaw the medical trainee rotations in the adult clinical genetics clinic.• Lectured on the significance of the family oncology history, cancer genetics, and hereditary disease at professional and community education conferences. • Authored multiple peer review journal articles, book chapters and community publications. Show less Clinical Research, Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Patient Advocacy, Patient Education, Communication. Research Instructor, Director, and Genetic Counselor. Various research, program and clinical responsibilities and accomplishments included:• First genetic counselor to be promoted to faculty at the Institution. • Managed the Hereditary Cancer Core at the Siteman Cancer Center including creating recruitment protocols and documents, coaching staff, developing standard operating procedures, completing institutional regulatory and compliance materials, monitoring metrics, and generating data collection processes. • Served on the research team that discovered DICER1 gene pathogenic variants as the cause of the rare childhood lung cancer, pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). • Served on the research team that published the first human cancer genome. • Assisted with the design and implementation of the adult genetics clinic and directed daily operations. • Developed alliances and built relationships with multiple clinical specialists, local and national care organizations to implement medical genetics services. Increased patient access to clinical genetics services. • Conducted direct clinical assessment, and performed genetic counseling, patient education and coordinated genetic testing and interpreted test results. • Shared support resources for families with rare diseases, genetic conditions, and hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. • Directed the capacity building of the Young Women's Breast Cancer Program. • Engaged the multiple professional and community in education seminars. Show less Clinical Experience, Direct Patient Care, Patient Access, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Genetics, Innovation.Clinical genetic counselor with the following skills and charges:• Provided direct patient care, clinical genetics assessment, genetic counseling, disease state education, and genetic testing for children and adults evaluated in the outpatient clinics or inpatient units at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Shriners Hospital. • Provided patient advocacy to individuals throughout the life span with rare diseases, genetic syndromes, and chromosome anomalies. • Built strong relationships and developed professional networks with multiple clinical specialists and non-profit providers. • Coordinated families’ healthcare and communicated recommended medical plans with primary care physicians and specialty providers. • Founded the Young Women's Breast Cancer Program in 2001. Developed the program concept, as well as wrote and received the first grant award. • Worked with Genzyme, as a corporate sponsor, to develop educational materials for families with Gaucher disease. • Served as public speaker and lecturer at diverse professional and community education symposiums. Show less

  • Assistant Professor, Director, and Genetic Counselor

    Jan 2011 - Jun 2016

  • Research Instructor, Director, and Genetic Counselor

    Jul 2003 - Dec 2010

  • Genetic Counselor

    Nov 1992 - Jun 2003
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  Indiana University School of Medicine

  May 2017 - now

  Genetic Counselor, Associate Professor (Patient Advocacy, Oncology, Pediatric Oncology)

  Leadership, Strategy, Operations, Process Improvement, Precision Oncology, Patient Education, Genetic Counseling, Team Building. Associate Professor and Genetic Counselor at Indiana University School of Medicine with dual appointment at IU Health Physicians. Skills, responsibilities, and accomplishments include: • Expand the clinical cancer genetics program at Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health in adult and pediatric cancer genetics. Since 2017, increase in patient volume greater than 250%.• Foster strategic partnerships to develop new clinical initiatives and programs. • Engage with clinical leadership within and outside the Department. • Mentor team of cancer genetic counselors and genetic assistants. • Provide genetics assessment, genetic counseling, patient education, genetic testing, and care management to over 1,600 children and adult with cancer and rare diseases. • Develop and serve on the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition team that is focused on the long-term care of children at increased risk for cancer. • Serve on Pediatric Cancer Precision Genomics Team and report on clinical findings for children with aggressive or relapsed tumors or rare cancer types.• Promote the patient experience utilizing a patient-centric and shared decision-making approach. • Partner with local and national organizations to identify appropriate medical and support services. • Co-teach a graduate clinical cancer genetic counseling course. • Mentor genetic counselors, students, residents, and other medical trainees for their clinical rotations and research. • Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within and outside the department. Show less