Our Team

The SeqFirst team is comprised of multiple experts in genetics, pediatrics, health economics, and bioethics, uniting to better serve families facing genetic related health conditions.

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Michael Bamshad, MD

Principal Investigator

Professor and Head of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Tara Wenger, MD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Associate Professor and Associate Medical Director for Inpatient Services in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Daniel Doherty, MD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Professor and Interim Head of the Division of Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Katrina Dipple, MD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Professor and Associate Division Head of the Division of Genetic Medicine and Medical Director for Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Jessica Chong, PhD

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor in the Division of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

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Joon-Ho Yu, PhD

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor in the Divisions of Genetic Medicine and Bioethics & Palliative Care in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

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Kate MacDuffie, PhD

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Danny Miller, MD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor in the Division of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Paul Kruszka, MD, MPH, FACMG

Co-Investigator

Chief Medical Officer, GeneDx.

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David Veenstra, PharmD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Professor and Associate Director, Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics (CHOICE) Institute and Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington.

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Kailyn Anderson, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Genetic counselor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

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Heidi Gildersleeve, MS

Research Coordinator

Research coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

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Luke Kruidenier, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Genetic counselor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Jamie Love-Nichols, MS, MPH, CGC

Genetic Counselor

Genetic counselor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Olivia Sommers, MPH

Research Coordinator

Research coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.