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Professor Ros Eeles

PhD, FRCP, FRCR, FMedSci

Ros is a Professor in Oncogenetics at The Institute of Cancer Research, London. She has led an extensive number of worldwide genetic trial collaborations repeatedly moving the boundaries in the world of prostate cancer and genetics. Ros discovered a significant proportion of the genes involved in prostate cancer. She offers consultations in cancer genetics to affected and unaffected individuals assessing their risk of inherited genetic variants which may increase their cancer risk. Samples can be sent off for testing. Prof Eeles work on the Whole Genome is not remunerated by the London Genetic Centre.

Dr Gabriella Christina Pichert–Eichenberger

MD, Consultant Cancer Genetics
Special Interest Cancer Genetics Services

Gabi worked initially in medical oncology but for many years has specialised in cancer genetics; providing cancer risk assessment, genetic counselling and advice on the management of individuals and families with an inherited predisposition to cancer, such as women with a personal and/or family history of breast cancer. Previously Consultant in Cancer Genetics at Guy`s and St Thomas NHS Foundation and Joint Lead for Cancer Genetic Services. Recently has been working in Berne.

Dr Lucy Side

MB ChB MD FRCP(UK)

Lucy is Clinical Lead for Genetics at University Hospitals Southampton, having completed her specialist training in Oxford, and spent 9 years as a Consultant in Genetics at Great Ormond St Hospital. She is a Senior Research Associate at UCL Institute for Women’s Health where her interest is in gynaecological cancer susceptibility, and has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed journals. She sees patients who are requesting testing for inherited alterations in genes that increase cancer risk.

Dr Tessa Homfray

Dr Homfray is a consultant in medical genetics and works at both Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals. She has special interest in the genetics of cardiac disease and fetal cardiac genetics. She also specialises in prenatal diagnosis and runs clinics at St George's fetal medicine unit as well as the Harris Birthright unit at King's College London.

Dr Ian Ellis

Dr Ellis qualified in Medicine from the Middlesex Hospital in London before going on to establish the national Tay-Sachs carrier screening programme in the 1990s. This was to be the start of his lifelong interest in genetic disorders of the Jewish community. He has been a consultant clinical geneticist in Liverpool for over 30 years with a broad range of clinics in adult, paediatric and cancer genetics. Dr Ellis helped to establish the UK Gauchers Disease Association, alongside Jnetics and their continuing campaigns to offer extended carrier screening.

DR MICHAEL SANDBERG

Medical Director

Michael is Medical Director of 90 Sloane Street. He attended the American Society of Clinical Oncology meetings in Chicago for 5 years with Prof Ros Eeles. The concept of doing Whole Genome Screening (WGS) and the setting up of The London Genetic Centre initially developed from these meetings. They both had the vision that General practice is the correct setting for Whole Genome Screening (WGS) of the asymptomatic population with the ideal for WGS to be done together with a Medical and not in isolation. Michael is co-lead with Prof Eeles of The London Genetic Centre Study (90S Study) of Whole Genome Screening in General Practice, the first of its type in the UK.

Alexandria Noden

Genetic Counsellor

Alexandria completed a Masters in Genetic and Genomic Counselling at the University of Glasgow during which she worked at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. Her current interests reside in Cancer Genetics; her dissertation investigated the psychosocial needs of individuals diagnosed with or at an increased genetic risk of ovarian cancer.

Eve Briscoe

Genomics associate

Eve is 90 Sloane Street’s Genomics Associate and is an aspiring Genetic Counsellor. She works alongside our genetic counsellor, contributing to the daily operation of our genetics service. She has completed a Masters in Genomic Medicine at The University of Birmingham. Her current interests are in Cardiac Genetics and Developmental Delay.