The Section of Genetics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, provides a full range of services for the diagnosis, counseling and treatment of patients (infants, children, adults and pregnant women) who have or are concerned about genetic and congenital disorders.

Diagnostic genetic testing is conducted for congenital malformations, chromosome disorders, mental retardation, learning disabilities, infertility, miscarriages, paternity, metabolic and molecular disorders. Genetic services are available for all pediatric, prenatal and adult genetic disorders, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart diseases, and other late onset diseases.

Our geneticists build on their expertise through world-class clinical research projects. (Click on the Clinical Trials link on the left for a list of open trials.) In addition to clinical trials, we are actively involved in breast cancer and colon cancer risk assessment and presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease.

The Section of Genetics provides comprehensive services related to genetic, inherited or multifactorial disorders, including:

• Evaluation and diagnosis
• Genetic and reproductive counseling
• Treatment and risk reduction strategies
• Prenatal and postnatal testing through chromosome and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies, biochemical tests and DNA (gene) analysis
• Evaluation for hereditary breast and colon cancers
• Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for metabolic disease such as: PKU, galactosemia, disorders of fat metabolism, etc.
• Education to patients and families about genetic risk
• Support groups for families facing chromosome syndrome, metabolic disorders, phenylketonuria (PKU), Huntington disease and Fragile X syndrome.

For more than 20 years, we have made monthly visits to five satellite clinics in Illinois to provide genetics services.

• Paul Wong, MD, MSc, is a board-certified pediatrician and board-certified geneticist. He is director of the Section of Genetics and professor of pediatrics and internal medicine. Well-known internationally for his research contribution in biochemical genetic disorders, Dr. Wong is a member of many academic societies and has published more than 70 original papers in scientific and medical journals.

• Wei-Tong Hsu, MD, is a board-certified cytogeneticist with extensive experience in cancer cytogenetics and cytogenetics in infants, children and pregnancies. She has over 20 publications in cancer cytogenetics.

• Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, has expertise in molecular genetics and inherited neurologic diseases.

• Kisha Johnson, MS, CGC, is a board-certified genetic counselor.