Meghan Mannello Email & Phone Number

• Provide variant interpretation across the clinical genetic testing spectrum, with expertise in genetic cardiology, neurology, and epilepsy conditions
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret clinical and genetic information, including clinical records, literature reviews, and functional and population modeling platforms to develop clinical genetic testing reports
• Provide quality control assessment of clinical genetic testing reports
• Utilize science communication skills to improve clarity and efficiency of standard operating procedures
• Serve as lead of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion subcommittee of Invitae’s Genetic Counseling Employee Resource Group
• Consult with Invitae’s Talent Acquisition team to improve processes for ensuring diverse and equitable hiring practices

Portland, Oregon

• Cardiovascular Genetic Counselor duties:
• Create and manage the cardiovascular (CV) genetic counseling program at OHSU
• Provide cardiogenetics training to genetic counseling students, medical students, medical residents, and cardiology fellows
• Develop multidisciplinary clinic for patients with genetic aortic diseases, collaborating with pediatric and adult cardiologists, electrophysiologists, surgeons, medical geneticists, and genetic counselors
• Serve as invited speaker OHSU Medical Genetics Grand Rounds, Pacific Northwest Cardiovascular Summit, and NSGC’s Cardiovascular SIG
• Serve as the only genetic counselor on OHSU’s Institutional Review Board, member of NSGC's Practice Guidelines Committee, and member of OHSU Division of Cardiology Diversity CommitteeClinical Trials Senior Research.

Intermountain Medical Center

• Developed oncology genetic counseling program at Intermountain Healthcare, collaborating with genetic counselors, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, nurses, and other medical.
• Identified at-risk patients through review of breast biopsy and immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair gene screening reports and coordinated genetic counseling referral
• Created oncology genetics rotation for University of Utah Master’s in Genetic Counseling students
• Improved medical providers’ understanding of and appreciation for the role of genetic counseling in oncology services through active participation in tumor board conferences
• Authored and delivered educational presentations for multiple patient and provider audiences, including: Intermountain Healthcare’s Urban Central Region Annual Physics Meeting (November 2013), the Utah State.

Genetic Science Learning Center

• Coordinated efforts for Community Faces of Utah, which is a partnership between the University of Utah, Utah Department of Health, and five minority organizations in Salt Lake City, including Hispanic, Pacific.
• Gained grant funding to identify cultural and gender issues contributing to obesity among minority and disparate women utilizing community-based participatory research practices
• Taught March of Dimes diabetes forums in English and Spanish to provide culturally sensitive education to five minority groups
• Co-authored and/or presented at professional meetings, including: the Utah Public Health Association Meeting (2011, 2012, and 2013), the American Public Health Association Conference (2012), the Health Sciences.

-Taught Natural Science and English at an English immersion school in central Chile

Certification, Human Investigations Program

Master'S Degree, Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Ba In Biology And Spanish, Biology And Spanish Majors, Psychology Minor