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Queen's Medical Center Comprehensive Genetics Center
Berkley Powell, M.D.
Medical Director/Medical Geneticist
Medical Director for The Queen's Genetics Center, Dr. Powell provides a genetics diagnostic service. Dr. Powell received his MD from the Medical College of Virginia in 1973, subsequently completing his Pediatric and Genetics residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is Board Certified in Clinical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and has practiced at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and Kapiolani Medical Center. In addition to being on staff at The Queen's Medical Center, he is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. He is involved in several on-going clinical research projects and lectures frequently in the community on genetic topics.
Mark Bogart, PhD
Cytogenetics Laboratory Director
Dr. Bogart directs the cytogenetics laboratory, primarily providing prenatal, pediatric and cancer chromosome analysis. He received his PhD in Biology from San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego in 1988 and went on to a two-year fellowship in Human Genetics at The University of California, San Diego. He is Board Certified in Clinical Cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Dr. Bogart was Assistant Director of Cytogenetics at UCSD, and for served for seven years as Director of Mid-Pacific Genetics and is now Director of Queen's Cytogenetic Labs.
Timothy Donlon, PhD
Molecular Genetics Laboratory Director
Dr. Donlon is responsible for developing and directing the Molecular Genetics Laboratory providing DNA analysis for prognostic and diagnostic purposes. He received his PhD in Medical Genetics from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1984 and did a two-year Human Genetics fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Donlon is one of a few individuals internationally that is certified in PhD Medical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics and Clinical Cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics. He founded and directed the Molecular and Cytogenetics Laboratory at Stanford Medical Center and directed the laboratory at Kapiolani Medical Center. He is Chairman of chromosome 15 for the Human Genome Organization and Associate Professor of Genetics and Cell & Molecular Biology at The Cancer Research Center, the University of Hawaii. Dr. Donlon is also an Associate Researcher at the Center.
Janet Brumblay, R.N., M.S.
Advanced Practice Genetics Nurse
Coordinator of Pediatric Genetics
Ms. Brumblay earned her BS in Nursing and her MS in Genetics from University of Hawaii. For the past five years, she served as office manager and case coordinator for Pediatric and Adult Genetics at Kapiolani Medical Center. Ms. Brumblay, who also has a social work background, serves as case coordinator for diagnostic services and will assist patients in obtaining necessary genetic testing and follow-up medical services in the community. In addition to being on staff at Queen's, she is a PhD candidate in genetics at the University of Hawaii.
Susan Seto-Donlon, M.S.
Certified Genetics Counselor
Coordinator of Adult Genetic Services
Ms. Donlon provides general genetic counseling and risk assessment, specializing in adult onset disease. She received her Masters in Genetic Counseling from the University of California at Berkeley in 1986. Since that time, she has coordinated genetics clinics and provided prenatal, pediatric and adult genetic counseling at the University of California, San Francisco, Stanford Medical Center and Kapiolani Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Genetic Counseling by the American Board of Medical Genetics and the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Ms. Donlon is on staff at The Queen's Medical Center and is a referral source for The National Cancer Institute and an American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) Trainer.
Deborah Schmidt, R.N., M.S.
Advanced Practice Genetics Nurse
Coordinator of Reproductive Genetics
Ms. Schmidt provides general genetic counseling specializing in Reproductive Genetics. She received her diploma in nursing from the Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing. She earned her BSN from Incarnate Word College and her MS in nursing from Texas Woman's University. Ms. Schmidt has worked in nursing for 26 years including 11 years in the field of genetics. She was the program coordinator for the Baylor College of Medicine Prenatal Screening Program prior to moving to Hawaii. An Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing, she has provided prenatal, pediatric and adult genetic counseling at Queen's for the past 6 years.
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