Anaar Sajoo - principal genetic counsellor

 

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Contacts

Tel: 020 7188 1402
Email: anaar.sajoo@gstt.nhs.uk
Area of expertise: Genetics

  • Biography

    Anaar Sajoo has been a genetic counsellor since 1994. She certified in Canada and  registered in the UK. She is a trainee mentor and registration board assessor. Anaar works with medical students and specialist registrars and teaches GPs, nurses, midwives and health visitors. 

    Anaar is a supervisor for MSc genetic counselling students and a sign-off registration mentor for trainees who have completed the MSc programme. She is also a visiting tutor at King's College London.
     

    Anaar was seconded to the National Genetics Education and Development Centre in 2008 - 2009 to help teach genetics to other healthcare professionals.

  • Education and training

    • BSc human genetics, 1990
    • MSc genetic counselling, 1994
    • Advanced counselling skills, 2004
    • Update in molecular genetics, 2009
  • Specialist interests

    • Prenatal, general and adult genetics, including cancer genetics