Patient Education

Your Practice Name would like to be your partner in health care. Feel free to ask your questions and share your concerns with us. We will work with you to develop a wellness program for the care and treatment you need.

We welcome you to our practice and look forward to caring for you.

Your Practice Name provides a full range of medical services including the following:

Additional Resources

Carrier Screening

Carrier screening is DNA testing to determine whether a couple are carriers of the trait for certain conditions and therefore are at risk for having a baby with the disease. The testing performed will focus on family history and ethnic background, based on what conditions are mo...

COLARIS® Testing

The COLARIS® test assesses a person's risk of developing hereditary colorectal cancer, and, for women, the risk of developing hereditary uterine or ovarian cancer. This genetic test is designed to be taken by those with a personal or family history of colorectal ade...

Genetic Counseling

If abnormalities are discovered during prenatal screening or there is a family history of certain conditions, you may need to consider genetic counseling as well as more extensive medical testing. Genetic counseling allows you to work one-on-one with a health care professional who has train...

BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 Gene Testing

While the specific cause of breast cancer is often unknown, a certain number of women may be genetically predisposed to developing this disease. Women with the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation carry an inherited risk of developing breast cancer. These gene mutations likely occur ...

Laboratory Testing

Laboratories are a vital part of the world of medicine since modern medical laboratories do important diagnostic work for specialists in every medical field. While many medical laboratories do a variety of tests, some laboratories specialize in particular types of testing.

Kathleen Richkind PH.D., FACMG