Jamie McDonald, MS, CGC

Jamie McDonald is a Licensed Genetic Counselor and Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology. She received an undergraduate degree from Carleton College in biology and a master’s degree in Genetic Counseling at the University of California at Berkeley in 1986. She is certified as a Genetic Counselor by the American Board of Medical Genetics and American Board of Genetic Counseling. Jamie began work at the University of Utah Medical Center in 1988 and worked in the Departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Hereditary Cancer Clinics as a managing genetic counselor before focusing on hereditary hemorrhage telangiectasia (HHT). In 1995 she helped establish the University of Utah HHT Center of Excellence and has been a core member of its multidisciplinary team since. She has been the Center Co-Director for many years. Jamie, three children, and many other family members have HHT. She now devotes the majority of her time to providing genetic consultation to individuals with HHT and their primary care physicians around the country. Jamie has many publications focused on molecular diagnostics and the medical management of HHT. She served on the HHT Foundation International Board of Directors as well as the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for many years.