Lopez, Jessica

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Lopez, Jessica

Jessica joined the Greenwood Genetic Center in 2018 from the UT Health McGovern Medical School at Houston where she was a genetic counselor and clinical instructor. She is a board-certified genetic counselor with experience in prenatal and pediatric genetics. Jessica is a graduate of the Genetic Counseling Program at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She works in GGC’s Greenville office providing general genetic counseling for pediatric and adult patients. Jessica is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.

Contact Information

Office (864) 678-7893
Fax (864) 250-9582
[email protected]

Education

  • B.S., Psychology, Stetson University, 2009
  • M.S., Genetic Counseling, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2013

Selected Publications

  • Wagner, V.F., Northrup, H., Hashmi, S.S., Nguyen, J.M., Koenig, M.K, and Davis, J.M.: Attitudes of Individuals with Gaucher Disease toward Substrate Reduction Therapies. J. Genet. Couns., 2017. Doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0137-0.
  • Sagaser KG, Stevens B, Davis J, Northrup H, Ramdaney A. Close but not quite: Two cases of sex chromosome aneuploidies outside the scope of cell free DNA screening. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2018;1–3. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.5264

Meet Ella

We will remember February 26th for the rest of our lives. On that day, we received the call from the Greenwood Genetic Center that they had discovered our daughter, Ella Marie, has Kleefstra syndrome. Very early on, my wife, Kelly, observed Ella being delayed in some of her milestones. Kelly monitored Ella’s progression and sought out testing in an effort to get Ella some assistance. Along the way, we were sent to GGC and met with Dr. Roger St...

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