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Clinical Genetics
About the department
Clinical Genetics is a medical specialty which is concerned with the cause, course, diagnosis and treatment of genetic and part-genetic disorders.
The Oxford Regional Genetics Service is based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford and provides a service for a population of approximately three million people across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire and the Swindon area of Wiltshire.
The Clinical Genetics Service offers a family-based service providing genetic counselling for children and adults who have or who may be at risk of inheriting a genetic condition, and for conditions where genetic testing can be used for carrier detection or prenatal diagnosis. The Clinical Genetics Service liaises closely with many other departments in the hospital but particularly the Medical Genetics Laboratories and the Prenatal Diagnosis Service.
Genetic counsellors are qualified health professionals with specialist training and skills, who work with individuals and families that have or may have inherited genetic conditions. Each clinic has a genetic counsellor who can provide further information and support to patients. The genetic counsellors also have areas of special interest and use their varied backgrounds as a resource within the clinical team.
The clinical team meets regularly with the laboratory molecular genetic and cytogenetic teams to share knowledge and expertise. Both laboratories are located at the Churchill Hospital.
Our consultants also participate in several multidisciplinary clinics run by other hospital departments and external organisations, such as the Inherited Heart Disease Clinic. We maintain strong ties with the University of Oxford and other research groups working towards a greater understanding of genetic conditions.
Please look at the FAQs section of this website if you think you or a member of your family may need to be referred to the Clinical Genetics Service.
Contact us
The Clinical Genetics Department is located on the Churchill Hospital| site in Oxford.
Postal address
Telephone numbers for Clinical Genetics
General: 01865 226009 or 01865 226028
Cancer: 01865 226034 or 01865 226028
Fax: 01865 226011
Dr Edward Blair: 01865 226026
Dr Debbie Shears: 01865 226026
Dr Helen Stewart: 01865 226026
Dr Richard Gibbons: 01865 226026
Dr Deidrie Cilliers: 01865 226020
Dr Usha Kini: 01865 226020
Dr Andrea Nemeth: 01865 226020
Prof Andrew Wilkie: 01865 226020
Dr Dorothy Halliday: 01865 225931 or 01865 226029
Dr Lisa Walker: 01865 225931 or 01865 226029
Sarah Durell (Genetic Counsellor Manager): 01865 225931 or 01865 226029
Fax: 01865 226011
Prof Joanna Poulton: 01865 221007
Fax: 01865 769141
Dr Sue Price: 01604 54598