Genetic Testing and Counseling

Comprehensive diagnosis, management and genetic counseling services for genetic disorders, birth defects and developmental disabilities. Management of inborn errors of metabolism. Inpatient consultation.

Patients with a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to:

• Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
• Williams syndrome
• Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS)
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Chromosomal duplications or deletions
• Marfan syndrome
• Organic acidemias, such as MMA
• Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• MCAD deficiency
• Mitochondrial disorders
• Carnitine or biotinidase deficiency
• Rubenstein Taybi syndrome

The Bureau of Clinical and Preventive Services administers programs for reproductive health, children's special health, nutritional clinical services, immunizations, genetic counseling, newborn screening, sexually transmitted diseases, and women's health check. The bureau is organized into the following major programs.

208-334-6527 Sexual and Reproductive Health, Kathy Cohen
208-334-5948 WIC Nutrition, Carolyn Conner
208-334-5962 Children's Special Health, Genetic Program, & Newborn Screening Program, Mitchell Scoggins
208-334-5931 Immunizations, Rebecca Coyle
208-334-5805 Women's Health Check, Minnie Inzer Muniz

The Bureau of Clinical and Preventative Services is administered by the Division of Public Health.

The Division of Health is organized to direct and provide a variety of public health services to the citizens of Idaho in cooperation with local and federal agencies.

Injury Prevention & Surveillance Program - 208-334-7328

Offers prevention information on several causes of injury including; poisoning, drowning, falls, motor vehicle crashes and bicycle and pedestrian safety.

An online database for pediatric genetics centers, containing the locations of genetics clinics that have requested to be listed.
Check Pediatric Genetics under "Search by genetic service type(s)”.

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) promotes the professional interests of genetic counselors and provides a network for professional communications. Access to continuing education opportunities, professional resources, advocacy and the discussion of all issues relevant to human genetics and the genetic counseling profession are an integral part of belonging to the NSGC.

[https://www.nsgc.org/page/find-a-genetic-counselor Find a Genetic Counselor].

Provides telephone-based genetic counseling services to patients, clinical providers and organizations in all 50 states.

Provides telephone-based genetic counseling services.

Katie Stoll, Board Certified Genetic Counselor specializing in adult, cancer, cardiology, PGD/preconception, prenatal, ART/preimplantation genetic disorders, and at-home/direct-to-consumer DNA testing

Kelly C. Donahue, Board Certified Genetic Counselor specializing in prenatal; Email address: kdonahue911@gmail.com

Provides the second edition of the groundbreaking Prenatal Testing Pamphlet for Down syndrome, available in English, Spanish and Icelandic. The second edition, created from the first national survey of pregnant women and medical professionals, is easily accessible electronically, or in print at no cost.