Faculty & Staff >> Brenda Zak Genetic Counselor
The Breast Center
718-670-2110
Job Responsibilities:
Provide cancer genetic counseling to high-risk patients and family members including pre-test counseling, coordination of insurance pre-authorization, consent, and sample collection, post-test results interpretation and medical management discussion, and tracking of patient information.
Additional duties include continuously exploring opportunities for research development; designing, implementing, and presenting research studies; community outreach and education of hospital personnel through talks, lectures, support group participation, newsletter articles, etc.
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