Medical Advisory Board

The purpose of the CheckYourGenes.org Medical Advisory Board is to keep the organization and the site current on education and advances in genetic testing.  Their expertise is critical to ensuring the information provided here is correct and up-to-date and we are so grateful to all involved.

  • Jack Basil MD, FACOG, FACS
    Tristate Gynecologic Oncology
    Good Samaritan Hospital
    Cincinnati, OH and Edgewood, KY
  • Elyse E. Lower MD
    Medical Oncology and Hematology 
    University of Cincinnati
    Oncology Hematology Care, Inc.
    Special Interest:  Breast Cancer
  • J. Michael Guenther MD, FACS   
    Surgical Oncology, General Surgery
    Cranley Surgical Associates, Inc. 
    Cincinnati, OH and Edgewood, KY
  • Tracey Kuntz, MD FACOG
    OB/GYN Louisville, KY
  • Lisa Larkin, M.D.
    Lisa Larkin, M.D. and Associates
    Cincinnati, OH 
  • Denise Walsburger, RN
    OB/GYN-Pediatric Medicine
  • Sara Knapke, M.S.
    Certified Genetic Counselor
    The Hereditary Cancer Program
    Division of Human Genetics
    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Erin Miller, M.S.
    Certified Genetic Counselor
    The Hereditary Cancer Program
    Division of Human Genetics
    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Jennifer Ruschman, M.S.
    Clinical Manager and Lab Counselor
    The Hereditary Cancer Program
    Division of Human Genetics
    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Kristin Theobald, M.S.
    Certified Genetic Counselor
    St. Elizabeth Medical Center