Alynn Kruse

2nd year genetic counselor at Sarah Lawrence College. Anticipated graduation is May 2023.

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Summer 2022 Pediatric Rotation: Bronx New York Supervised By: Monisha Sebastin & Dr. Robert Marion

• General Pediatrics Clinic
• Specialty Clinics: Williams Syndrome, Pediatric Oncology, and Cardiomyopathy Clinic
  • Collaborate with Clinical Geneticists to gather and analyze family history and inheritance patterns, calculate risks of recurrence, and provide information about genetic testing and related procedures.
  • Provide culturally humble care to each and every patient regardless of ethnicity, identity or orientation. 

Montefiore Medical Center, Fall 2022 Prenatal/Cancer Rotation: Bronx, New York Supervised By: Judy Powers, Emily Suskin, 

• Preconception, Perinatal, and IVF Clinic
  • Assisted in personalized decision making for NIPS, Carrier screen, Amniocentesis, and CVS.
  • Promoted autonomy and personalized decision making in high-risk pregnancies. 
• Cancer Counseling
• Collected a comprehensive and accurate family history to quickly provide a personalized risk assessment.
• Evaluated genetic testing, interpreted results to determine the impact on cancer treatment.

Genetic Counseling Assistant, August 2020- August 2021 UnityPoint Health- Des Moines, IA

• Facilitated collection of patient history, relevant medical records and lab reports. 
• Performed specimen collection and coordinated with genetic counselors, genetic testing laboratories, and insurance companies.
• Completed test requisition forms accurately and in a timely manner.
• Properly updated the EMR while following HIPAA guidelines for management of patient privacy and confidentiality.

Sarah Lawrence College - Bronxville, NY

Masters of Science in Human Genetics: Expected, May 2023

University of Minnesota Rochester - Rochester, MN 

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences: Earned, May 2020