Frederick F. B. Elder, Ph.D.
Dr. Elder is the Director of the Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory. He is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Medical Center (UTSWMC). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Dr. Elder has completed fellowships in Cell Biology and Human Genetics at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, and at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, respectively. Dr. Elder is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics in Clinical Cytogenetics. Dr. Elder joined the U.T. Southwestern Medical Center faculty in 2000. He is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.
Role in Clinical Cytogenetics training program: Dr. Elder interacts with trainees through clinical case reviews, didactic teaching, and general oversight of the clinical and basic research activities of trainees. Dr. Elder is primarily responsible for didactic teaching sessions relating to constitutional chromosome disorders.
Kathleen S. Wilson, M.D.
Dr. Wilson is an Associate Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at UTSWMC. Dr. Wilson is board-certified by the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology and the American Board of Medical Genetics in Clinical Cytogenetics. She is also a fellow of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). Dr. Wilson received her medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She completed a six-year term as a member of the Cytogenetics Resource Committee of the CAP and ACMG in December 2007. The CAP/ACMG Cytogenetics Resource Committee is involved with setting national policy for cytogenetics by developing accreditation guidelines and issuing proficiency tests. Dr. Wilson’s interest and experience in cancer cytogenetics have been longstanding.
Role in Clinical Cytogenetics training program: Dr. Wilson is the program director of the Clinical Cytogenetics Fellowship and is responsible for the training and administrative activities of the program. Dr. Wilson is primarily responsible for didactic teaching sessions relating to the genetics of hematolymphoid neoplasms.
Roger A Schultz, Ph. D.
Dr. Schultz is an Associate Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at UTSWMC. He received his Ph.D. degree in Genetics from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He is board-certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics in Clinical Cytogenetics. He has extensive experience in molecular cytogenetics through his previous role in the Human Genome Project. He is an active member of the American Society of Human Genetics and the American College of Medical Genetics. His areas of special interest include DNA repair, molecular cytogenetics, diagnostic imaging, cancer genetics and chromosome instability syndromes.
Role in Clinical Cytogenetics training program: Dr. Schulz interacts with trainees through clinical case reviews, didactic teaching, and general oversight of the clinical and basic research activities of trainees. Dr. Schultz is primarily responsible for didactic teaching sessions relating to the genetics of solid tumor neoplasms.
Atousa Maleki, Ph.D.
Dr. Maleki is an Associate Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at UTSWMC. Dr. Maleki received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and performed her Doctoral Dissertation research at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She is board certified in Clinical Cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and a long standing member of the Clinical Laboratory Specialists in Cytogenetics. Dr. Maleki joined the U.T. Southwestern faculty in 2004. She is an active member of the American Society of Human Genetics and the American College of Medical Genetics. Her areas of interest include cancer and prenatal cytogenetics, microsatellite instability, and infertility.
Role in Clinical Cytogenetics training program: Dr. Maleki interacts with trainees through clinical case reviews, didactic teaching, and general oversight of the clinical and basic research activities of trainees. Dr. Maleki is primarily responsible for didactic teaching sessions relating to the molecular cytogenetic technique of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
Karen B. Heller, M.S. CGC
Karen Heller is a certified Genetic Counselor and Faculty Associate in the Department of Pathology at UTSWMC. She received her M.S. degree in Human Genetics from the University of North Texas. She is certified in genetic counseling by the American Board of Medical Genetics and is a charter member of the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Ms. Heller joined the U.T. Southwestern faculty in 2003. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and is an associate member of the American College of Medical Genetics. Her experience in genetic counseling includes pediatric genetics, prenatal screening and diagnosis, cancer genetics, predictive genetic testing and genetic testing in assisted reproduction.
Role in Clinical Cytogenetics training program: Ms. Heller interacts with trainees through clinical case reviews and didactic teaching. Trainees also participate in genetic counseling sessions of patients and their families under the supervision of Ms. Heller.
