On Demand Library

2008-06-25

 
 

Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC

Genetic Testing in Colorectal Cancer

Scott Weissman graduated from the University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign in 1998 with a B.S. in Biology. After graduation, he spent two years at the Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago developing expertise in molecular genetic techniques used in various hematologic and oncologic disorders. He completed the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at Northwestern University, receiving a Master of Science degree and became a Certified Genetic Counselor in 2002. Scott joined the Center for Medical Genetics and has been counseling patients in a variety of adult onset genetic disorders; he acts as a liaison to the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at Evanston Hospital. He is an active faculty member at the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at Northwestern University as well as an Instructor of Clinical Medicine in the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. Scott served as Co-Chair of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Familial Cancer Risk Counseling Special Interest Group from 2004-2006 and is currently the NSGC liaison to the Commission on Cancer. He recently developed a family history assessment tool to identify individuals who may be at high risk of developing colon and other cancers; this tool is now given to all patients undergoing a colonoscopy at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals.

Melanie Cole M.S.