Name: Kathleen Barnes

Title: Genetic Counselor

Background: Ms. Barnes graduated from Manhattan College with a BE in Electrical Engineering in 1985. She was employed by IBM Semiconductor Development Laboratory and earned a MS in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University in 1989. Ms. Barnes graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine with a MS degree in Genetic Counseling in
2002. She earned her certification from the American Board of Genetic Counseling in 2002. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation from 1994-2003.

Ms. Barnes has been with the Center for Human and Molecular Genetics since 2002. She is involved in prenatal, pediatric, and adult genetics at the New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey and at their outreach center at Chilton Memorial Hospital. She also provides genetic counseling to patients and families with inborn errors of metabolism at the University Regional Newborn Screening and Metabolic Treatment Center.

Professional Interests and Activities: Ms. Barnes' main interests include genetic counseling and therapies for metabolic disorders, loss and bereavement, and prenatal genetic counseling issues. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and the Human Genetics Association of New Jersey.

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