The genetics team

Diagnosing and assessing the risk of inheriting a genetic condition

Head of service: Dr Deborah Ruddy

Deputy head of service general: Dr Muriel Holder 

Deputy head of service cancer: Dr Anjana Kulkarni

Consultant Clinical Geneticists

Clinical geneticists are medical doctors with specialist experience in genetics.

Specialist registrars

All clinical genetic specialist registrars are doctors who have undertaken several years of postgraduate training in general medicine or paediatrics and have completed their membership examinations (MRCP or MRCPCH).

  • Dr Rachael L. Jones (maternity leave)
  • Dr Tazeen Ashraf
  • Dr Helena Carley
  • Dr Kimberley Bradbury

Genetic Counsellors

* indicates professional registration with the Genetic Counsellor Registration Board

Consultant Clinical Scientist

  • Gail Norbury - commissioning and governance director for genetics laboratories

Clinical Psychologist

Inherited Cardiac Conditions Team

  • Ms Tootie Bueser, lead cardiac genetic nurse
  • Ms Jacqueline Ah-Fong, cardiac genetic nurse
  • Mr Colin Evans, cardiac genetic nurse

Click on this link for colleagues based outside clinical genetics Inherited Cardiac Conditions

Breast Cancer Research Assessment Service

Research Team

For further information see the GEL Research team.

Service Managers

  • Chris Lynch - service manager
  • Heena Vaghani - assistant service manger
  • Louise Conn - clinic manager