Elise Bendik, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Elise Bendik joined the TriHealth Cancer Institute in 2018 as a Board Certified and Licensed Genetic Counselor. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2010 with a Master of Science in Medical Genetics. She also has a Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences with concentration in Biotechnology from the University of Illinois. Elise is licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board, the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, and the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to practice as a Genetic Counselor. She is also Board Certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Elise has spent the majority of her career specializing in oncology genetic counseling and has experience working in industry, research, and clinic settings. Her professional interests include reducing barriers to genetic testing and implementing alternative service delivery models, including telehealth and point of care testing.
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 Karen Huelsman, MS, LGC
Karen Huelsman joined TriHealth in 2012 as a Licensed and Board-Certified Genetic Counselor specializing in hereditary cancer predisposition testing, risk-based surveillance, cancer prevention, and genomic-informed personalized management. She has over 20 years of experience in oncology genomics. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati earning a Master’s degree in Medical Genetics. With the rising applications of biomarker-driven treatment and clinical trials, her role evolved into Precision Oncology Lead for the TriHealth Precision Medicine team.
In addition to consulting for germline and somatic test results with patients and their families, she presents Molecular Tumor Board and contributes to standards in oncology care. Professional interests include multi-omics, pharmacogenomics, liquid biopsy, early multi-cancer early detection, epigenetics and applications of AI in cancer care. Her personal and professional mission is to provide executive level genomic guided care with health equity for all patients and their families.
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 Jenna Harris, MS, Licensed Genetic Counselor (LGC)
Jenna Harris joined the TriHealth Precision Medicine and Genetic Counseling program as a Genetic Counselor in 2022. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Genetics from Ohio State University in 2017 and her Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling from Thomas Jefferson University in 2022.
Jenna is licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board to practice as a Genetic Counselor. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Jenna specializes in oncology and adult genetic counseling. She primarily sees patients at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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 Leah Lindak, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Leah Lindak joined the TriHealth Cancer Institute in 2021 as a Board Certified and Licensed Genetic Counselor. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and Licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board. She graduated in 2020 from the Ohio State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program with a Master of Science.
Leah’s career started in pediatrics where she specialized in hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplant. Her specialty has shifted to adult oncology since becoming a TriHealth team member. She is currently focused on providing clinical genetic counseling to patients and she hopes to extend into education and student supervision in the future. Her professional interests include increasing genetic counseling awareness to diverse populations and developing patient resources that ensure genetic information is easy to understand and readily available.
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Shannon McIntyre, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Shannon McIntyre joined the TriHealth Cancer Institute as a genetic counselor in 2021. She received her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Genetics from the Ohio State University and in 2021, Shannon graduated from the Ohio State University College of Medicine with a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling. Shannon is licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board, is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, and is certified in pharmacogenomics. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
At TriHealth, Shannon specializes in oncology, pharmacogenomics, and general adult genetic counseling. She primarily sees patients at the Good Samaritan Western Ridge and Thomas Center locations.
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 Chelsea Menke, MS, LGC
Chelsea Menke joined the TriHealth Precision Medicine and Genetic Counseling Program in 2022. She graduated from Miami University in 2013 with Bachelor of Science in Zooloby and a minor in Anthropology. She attended the Genetic Counseling Program at the University of Cincinnati and graduated in 2019 with a Master degree in Medical Genetics. Chelsea is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Chelsea is licensed to practice as a genetic counselor by the Ohio State Medical Board, Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, and Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Chelsea has spent her career specializing in oncology genetic counseling. Her professional interests include improving access to genetic testing, providing education about genetic counseling/testing to providers and the general public, and implementing genomic medicine tools into care delivery.
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Courtney Rice, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Courtney Rice joined the TriHealth Cancer Institute as a clinical genetic counselor in 2011. She serves the TriHealth team as the supervisor of the genetic counseling department. Mrs. Rice is a 2008 graduate of the University of Cincinnati Genetic Counseling Program earning a Master degree in Medical Genetics.
Mrs. Rice is Board Certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board to practice as a genetic counselor.
Mrs. Rice’s professional interests include hereditary cancer syndromes, pharmacogenomic testing, providing education about genetic medicine to medical providers and the general public, and developing and implementing genomic medicine tools into care delivery.
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Karen Wernke, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Karen Wernke joined the TriHealth Cancer Institute as a genetic counselor in 2018. She received her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Genetics from the Ohio State University. In 2018, Karen graduated from Emory University School of Medicine with a Master of Medical Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling.
Karen is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She is also licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board to practice as a genetic counselor.
Her professional interests include identification of hereditary breast cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, and hematologic cancers.
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Anne Kuritzky MD
Kathleen M. Raque MD
Barbara A Wexelman MD
Saulius K Girnius MD
Jack Broadwater Basil MD
Rachel Mansfield Bramblet DO
Robert Neff MD
James Pavelka MD
Samer Alsidawi MD
Mark T Andolina MD
Edward J Crane MD
David James Draper MD
Erin Kathleen Espinoza DO
Richard Arthur King MD
Gina Matacia MD
Apurva Mehta MD
Andrew J Parchman MD
Seerin Viviane Shatavi MD
Brian Patrick Singeltary DO
Kirubel Tefera MD
Nancee R. Albright CNP
Leanne S. Budde MD
Faisal Adhami MD
Benjamin Kuritzky MD
James F Maher MD
Corey Hobbs MD
Tasneem A. Kaleem MD
Anton Khouri MD
Bryan Rabatic MD
Michael Shehata MD
Erik M. Dunki-Jacobs MD
Natalia Paez Arango MD
