On Call with Dr. Randy
On Call with Dr. Randy
Dr. Randy Hines II
S2 E36: Genetics & Prenatal Testing
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Jun 21, 2023 at 8:00 am.
Interest in genetics
What is genetics?
Prenatal testing practice
Treatment options & therapies
Genetic testing during pregnancy
Women’s rights effects
Post pregnancy testing
Words of advice
Insurance coverage and costs
Explaining cancer
Cancer prevention
Randy’s Random Questions
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Dr. Randy Hines II is back "on call" with double-boarded Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Medical Geneticist, Dr. Dallas Reed. Dr. Reed dives deep into what genetic testing is and how these studies can help uncover undesirable medical diseases and conditions. Not only does she highlight the ins and outs of genetic testing, but she also takes it a step further in understanding how genetic testing can contribute to a clean bill of health as it relates to cancer, pregnancy, postpartum, and other medical conditions.  She takes these complicated topics and explains them in a digestible way we can all understand. This episode is dripping in Black Girl Magic and is sure to inspire you to start looking into your own genetic testing. 
 
 
Tweetable Quotes:
“I'm doing exactly what I wish my family had.” - Dr. Dallas Reed
“Genetics is intimidating." - Dr. Dallas Reed
"Genetics is everywhere in everything." - Dr. Dallas Reed
"Being a geneticist is like being a detective." - Dr. Dallas Reed
"It's about staying as healthy as possible." - Dr. Dallas Reed
 
About Dr. Dallas Reed
Dallas Reed, M.D., FACMG, FACOG is a double-boarded obstetrician/gynecologist and medical geneticist and works as an associate professor of OB/GYN and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Beyond being a professor, she’s the division chief of genetics; director of perinatal genetics; and attending physician in OB/GYN at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Reed has a passion for equity and inclusion, telemedicine, genetics education, and providing sensitive and culturally competent care to women and families during pregnancy and when confronted with uncertainty around a genetic diagnosis. Dr. Reed has extensive experience in educating medical students, genetic counseling students, residents, fellows, physicians, and other medical professionals in various prenatal, cancer, and clinical genetics topics. She conducts research around genomic sequencing in stillbirth and seriously ill newborns with possible genetic disorders.
 
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