Joey Pagliarulo Email & Phone Number

Scarborough, Maine, United States

•Provides family history assessment and genetic counseling for patients/families with or at risk for cancer•Referrals include breast/gyn, GI/GU, endocrine, melanoma, and other rare cancer genetic conditions•Facilitates genetic testing and patient follow-up with appropriate documentation•Submits insurance pre-approvals and appears •Collaborates with physicians to assist in medical management recommendations and coordination •Assists in identifying patient’s for clinical trial… Show more •Provides family history assessment and genetic counseling for patients/families with or at risk for cancer•Referrals include breast/gyn, GI/GU, endocrine, melanoma, and other rare cancer genetic conditions•Facilitates genetic testing and patient follow-up with appropriate documentation•Submits insurance pre-approvals and appears •Collaborates with physicians to assist in medical management recommendations and coordination •Assists in identifying patient’s for clinical trial participation•Electronic Health Record Subcommittee Chair: collaborates with genetic counselors and physicians to lead the development and updating of gene positive medical management recommendations per NCCN and GeneReviews guidelines•Education Subcommittee Member: collaborates with genetic counselors to develop and update educational resources for patients and families •Undergraduate intern coordinator and supervisor •Participates in the education and mentoring of genetic counseling graduate students •Genetic Counselor Representative at GI tumor boards •Presents at Maine Medical Center’s journal club Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•Provided counseling sessions for a variety of prenatal referral reasons including low and high-risk pregnancy supervision, infertility, and consanguinity •Provided risk assessment and risk counseling based on personal and family physical and mental health history information gathered during counseling sessions•Assessed and offered a variety of prenatal genetic testing options including carrier screening, prenatal aneuploidy screening, and prenatal diagnostic testing•Facilitated… Show more •Provided counseling sessions for a variety of prenatal referral reasons including low and high-risk pregnancy supervision, infertility, and consanguinity •Provided risk assessment and risk counseling based on personal and family physical and mental health history information gathered during counseling sessions•Assessed and offered a variety of prenatal genetic testing options including carrier screening, prenatal aneuploidy screening, and prenatal diagnostic testing•Facilitated patient decision making by utilizing psychosocial counseling skills including asking open and close ended questions, acknowledging and adapting to patient decision-making style, reframing risk information, and acknowledging and assisting patient in working through partner or familial conflict •Summarized counseling sessions with clinical documentation in Epic and completed consent form and testing requisition forms post-session Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided telehealth counseling sessions for a wide breadth of pediatric and adult genetics referral reasons• Utilized teamwork and organizational skills to function as part of a larger medical genetics team• Summarized counseling sessions with clinical documentation in EPIC and wrote a letter of medical necessity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided telehealth counseling sessions with a variety of referral reasons including updated BRCA1/2 testing with del/dup analysis, personal and family history of gynecological cancers including breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer as well as family and person history of GI cancers including colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and breast and ovarian cancer predisposition syndrome results calls• Summarized counseling sessions with clinical documentation in EPIC • Presented a challenging… Show more • Provided telehealth counseling sessions with a variety of referral reasons including updated BRCA1/2 testing with del/dup analysis, personal and family history of gynecological cancers including breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer as well as family and person history of GI cancers including colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and breast and ovarian cancer predisposition syndrome results calls• Summarized counseling sessions with clinical documentation in EPIC • Presented a challenging case to CCRA genetic counselors and breast oncology physician at weekly case review Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Participated in MEEI’s inherited retinal disorder (IRD) variant curation effort• Independently classified IRD gene variants according to ACMG/AMP guidelines utilizing: -Variant databases including ClinGen, ClinVar, and HDMD -Population database gnomAD -In silico tools including SIFT, PolyPhen, and MutationTaster -Primary literature search• Presented variant classification findings for discussion with MEEI Ocular Genomics Institute genetic counselors and… Show more • Participated in MEEI’s inherited retinal disorder (IRD) variant curation effort• Independently classified IRD gene variants according to ACMG/AMP guidelines utilizing: -Variant databases including ClinGen, ClinVar, and HDMD -Population database gnomAD -In silico tools including SIFT, PolyPhen, and MutationTaster -Primary literature search• Presented variant classification findings for discussion with MEEI Ocular Genomics Institute genetic counselors and researcher scientists • Variant curation efforts contributed to publication in Genetics in Medicine (PMID: 34906470)• Clinical caseload consisted of standardized patients due to postponement of clinic during the COVD-19 crisis• Standardized patient cases included results calls and full cases for referral reasons including a family and personal history of optic atrophy, a clinical diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa, and a clinical diagnosis of Stargardt disease Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Conducted a total of fifteen genetic counseling simulated patient counseling sessions • Received feedback from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions program leadership• Completed self-reflection process that culminated in additional feedback from program leadership• Provided written and verbal feedback to peers for a total of four cases that I also played the role of patient• Utilized telehealth genetic counseling strategy to counsel standardized… Show more • Conducted a total of fifteen genetic counseling simulated patient counseling sessions • Received feedback from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions program leadership• Completed self-reflection process that culminated in additional feedback from program leadership• Provided written and verbal feedback to peers for a total of four cases that I also played the role of patient• Utilized telehealth genetic counseling strategy to counsel standardized patients during the last six cases Show less

Master'S Degree, Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Bachelor'S Degree, Neuroscience