Michael Watson & Dr. Alan Fleischman

Public Health vs. Privacy

Michael Watson and Dr. Alan Fleischman discuss newborn screening: the genetic treasure trove of dried blood spots, the research potential for disease prevention and treatment, and concern around privacy issues.

Michael Watson, Ph.D., FACMG, is Executive Director of the American College of Medical Genetics. He was co-chair of the NIH/DOE Task Force on Genetic Testing and currently serves as Project Director for a MCHB/HRSA contract to bring uniformity to newborn screening programs in the U.S.

Dr. Alan Fleischman, MD, Medical Director for the March of Dimes, is a clinical professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology & Population Health at Einstein College of Medicine. He also serves as Ethics Advisor to the National Children's Study being conducted by the National Institute of Health.

Christopher Springmann

1 / 20 / 2012