Salma Nassef, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
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Get to know Salma Nassef, MS, CGC
Personal Statement
I strive to provide patients and their families the information and care they need to understand their genetic risks and management options. My areas of interest are prenatal genetics, cancer genetics and Huntington disease. Apart from clinical practice, I serve as the associate program director for the Baylor College of Medicine Genetic Counseling Program, training future genetic counselors.
Clinical Interests: prenatal genetic counseling, cancer genetic counseling, graduate education
Research Interests: graduate education, prenatal genetic testing
Education
Board Certification
American Board of Genetic Counseling
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Saba, L. F., Sullivan, C. M., Solomon, T., Huguenard, S., & Nassef, S. A. (2022). Prenatal genetic counseling practices regarding recommendations for cancer genetic counseling: A retrospective chart review from two academic institutions. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31(5), 1062-1070. 10.1002/jgc4.1577
Johnson, K., Erfani, H., Maktabi, M. A., Van den Veyver, I., & Nassef, S. (2022). Lack of consensus among healthcare professionals at a large academic medical center on the use of exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31(6), 1330-1340. 10.1002/jgc4.1607
Arian, S. E., Erfani, H., Westerfield, L. E., Buffie, A., Nassef, S., Gibbons, W. E., & Van den Veyver, I. B. (2020). Prenatal testing in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization with pre-implantation genetic testing. Prenatal Diagnosis, 40(7), 846-851. 10.1002/pd.5711
Normand, E. A., Braxton, A., Nassef, S., Ward, P. A., Vetrini, F., He, W., Patel, V., Qu, C., Westerfield, L. E., Stover, S., Dharmadhikari, A. V., Muzny, D. M., Gibbs, R. A., Dai, H., Meng, L., Wang, X., Xiao, R., Liu, P., Bi, W., . . . Yang, Y. (2018). Clinical exome sequencing for fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities and a suspected Mendelian disorder. Genome Medicine, 10(1), 74-x. 10.1186/s13073-018-0582-x
McGuire, A. L., Moore, Q., Majumder, M., Walkiewicz, M., Eng, C. M., Belmont, J. W., Nassef, S., Darilek, S., Rutherford, K., Pereira, S., Scherer, S. E., Sutton, V. R., Wolf, D., Gibbs, R. A., Kahn, R., Sanchez, L. A., & Molecular Autopsy Consortium of Houston, (. (2016). The ethics of conducting molecular autopsies in cases of sudden death in the young. Genome Research, 26(9), 1165-1169. 10.1101/gr.192401.115
Wittman, A. T., Hashmi, S. S., Mendez-Figueroa, H., Nassef, S., Stevens, B., & Singletary, C. N. (2016). Patient Perception of Negative Noninvasive Prenatal Testing Results. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 6(4), e391-e406. 10.1055/s-0036-1594243
Sagaser, K. G., Shahrukh Hashmi, S., Carter, R. D., Lemons, J., Mendez-Figueroa, H., Nassef, S., Peery, B., & Singletary, C. N. (2016). Spiritual Exploration in the Prenatal Genetic Counseling Session. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 25(5), 923-935. 10.1007/s10897-015-9920-y