Erin Atkinson, PhD, MS

Personal Statement

As a prenatal genetic counselor, I prioritize meeting the medical and emotional needs of patients and their families as they navigate possible prenatal genetic diagnoses or birth defects. Working within the multidisciplinary team at the Texas Children’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, my aim is to offer tailored care that empowers patients throughout their pregnancy journeys. Being able to counsel in both English and Spanish enables me to extend this care to a broader spectrum of patients in their preferred language.

Clinical Interests: prenatal genetic counseling, complex fetal anomalies, language access, psychosocial counseling

Education

Organizations

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Xu S, Wu X, Wu L, Castillo A, Liu J, Atkinson E, Paul A, Su D, Schlacher K, Komatsu Y, You MJ, Wang B. Abro1 maintains genome stability and limits replication stress by protecting replication fork stability. Genes & Development. 2017 Jul 15;31(14):1469-1482, PMID: 28860160