Our Faculty & Staff

Greenwood Genetic Center is proud to have over 180 of the most dedicated professionals a part of our team, each with individualized expertise to provide a well-rounded staff of experts passionate about enriching the lives of people affected by genetic disorders.

Administration

Brian Albon

Clinical Operations Manager

Lori Bassett, MS, CGC

Director of Communications

Kevin Farren

Director of Operations

Dawn Puderbaugh Hodges

Administrator

Talitha Kay

Assistant Human Resources Manager

Boo Ramage

Special Assistant to the Director

Janet Still

Human Resources Manager

Bill Tiller

Executive Director, GGC Foundation

Charleston Clinic

Debbie Bealer, RN

Genetic Service Coordinator

Sara Cathey, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

LaToya Hughes

Metabolic Clinic Coordinator

Michael Lyons, MD

Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director of Clinical Services

Mandy Nilsen

Genetic Assistant

Shelia Parnell

Genetic Assistant

Jonathan Ploeger

Genetic Assistant

Richard Schroer, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Melinda Whetsell, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Meg Wilkes, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Columbia Clinic

Katie Clarkson, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Amy Dobson, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor/Genetic Service Coordinator

Katy Drazba, MPA, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Mitzi Grappone, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Angie Lichty, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

EJ Prijoles, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Florence Clinic

Shannon Bell

Genetic Service Coordinator

Greenville Clinic

Laura Beamer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Monica Bready

Clinic Coordinator

Laura Buch, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, MAPP Fellow

Carrie Buchanan, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

Anna Childers, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Holly Crozier, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Jessica Davis, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

David Everman, MD

Associate Clinical Geneticist; Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program

Curtis Rogers, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Julia Russo, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Brooke Smith, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Jennifer L. Stallworth, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Elliot Stolerman, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Camerun Washington, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Greenwood Clinic

Fran Annese, LMSW

Genetics Clinic Manager

Neena Champaigne, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist; Director Metabolic Treatment Program

Hannah Warren Moore, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Wesley Patterson, MSPA, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Ellen Richardson, MS

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Kathy Scott, RN, BSN

Nurse

Steve Skinner, MD

Director

General Labs

Kameryn Butler, PhD

Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Xiaolan "Alice" Fang, PhD

Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Robin Fletcher, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor

Mike Friez, PhD

Director - Diagnostic Laboratories

Matt Tedder, PhD

Staff Scientist

Falecia Thomas, MS

Laboratory Genetic Counselor

Kellie King Walden, MS, CGC

Director of Diagnostic Development

Jiyong Wang, PhD

Fellow - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Biochemical Lab

Laura Pollard, PhD

Associate Director, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory; Director, Laboratory Training Program

Tim Wood, PhD

Director – Biochemical Genetics Laboratory

Cytogenetics Lab

Barbara DuPont, PhD

Senior Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Timothy Fee, PhD

Staff Scientist

Benjamin Hilton, PhD

Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Molecular Lab

Fatima Abidi, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Raymond Caylor, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Julie Jones, PhD

Clinical Genomic Sequencing Program Director

Jennifer A. Lee, PhD

Lead Director - Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Ray Louie, PhD

Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Anita Mohandas, MS

Bioinformatics Software Specialist

Srikrishna Narava, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Xuemei Shi, MD, PhD

Clinical Molecular Specialist

Shelly Thompson, MS

Molecular Specialist

Research

Jane Dean, RN

Coordinator, SC Birth Defects Prevention Program

Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD

Director of Functional Studies

Po-Nien Lu, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Richard Steet, PhD

Director of Research, Head of JC Self Research Institute

Roger Stevenson, MD

Ravenel Boykin Curry Chair in Genetic Therapeutics; Senior Clinical Geneticist

Tong Wang, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Seok-Ho Yu, PhD

Staff Scientist

Education

Zach Bowens

Genetics Instructor

Dillon Gary

Genetics Instructor

Ashley LaVerdure

Genetics Instructor

Leta Tribble, PhD

Director of Education

Meet Makayla Gunn

Meet Makayla Gunn

Makayla was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome in April of 2015 at the age of two. At about 18 months, we noticed she had started some repetitive hand motions, and her pediatrician was a little concerned that she did not have many words. She had learned some sign language, and was saying ‘mama’ and ‘dada’, but that was it. Then she suddenly stopped all of that. At her 2 year old check-up, the pediatrician referred us to BabyNet, ...

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