University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine Molecular Medicine and Genetics
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Meet Our Staff

Physicians

Thomas D. Gelehrter, MD
David Ginsburg, MD
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD
Jane M. Nicholson, MD
Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD
Elizabeth M. Petty, MD

Genetic Counselor

Wendy R. Uhlmann, MS, CGC

Clinic Secretary

Nancy Barbosa

 

 

Thomas D. Gelehrter, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics

 

 
Education:

Harvard Medical School
MD (magna cum laude) 1963

University of Oxford ( Oxford, England)
MA (Rhodes Scholarship) 1959

Oberlin College
BA 1957

 

 
Clinical Training:

University of Washington
Fellow in Medical Genetics 1969-1970

Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)
Residency in Internal Medicine 1963-1965

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Genetics 1982

American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine 1971

 

 
 Web Links:

Department of Internal Medicine

Department of Human Genetics
Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics
www.umich.edu/~mgmed/faculty/bios/gelehrter.htm

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David Ginsburg, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics
Outpatient Clinic Director, Medical Genetics

 

 
Education:

Duke University
MD 1977

Yale University
BA (Magna Cum Laude) 1974

 

 
Clinical Training:

Harvard Medical Area Training Program
Brigham & Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Fellow in Hematology and Medical Oncology 1981-1984

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital ( Boston, MA)
Residency in Internal Medicine 1978-1981

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Genetics 1996

American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine 1981
Medical Oncology 1983
Hematology 1984

 

 
Web Links:

Department of Internal Medicine

Molecular Medicine & Genetics

Life Science Institute (People)

Life Science Institute (Labs)

Department of Human Genetics

 

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Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD
Director, Cancer genetics clinics
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Epidemiology and Human Genetics

 

 
Education:

University of Pennsylvania
MD 1992

Yale University
PhD in Epidemiology 1988
Master of Public Health (Distinction) 1986

University of Pennsylvania
BA in English and Biology 1984

 

 
Clinical Training:

University of Michigan
Fellow in Clinical Genetics 1997-1999

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellow in Medical Oncology 1994-1997

University of Pennsylvania
Residency in Internal Medicine 1992-1994

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine 1995
Medical Oncology 1998

 

 
Web Links:

Department of Internal Medicine

School of Public Health

Molecular Medicine & Genetics

Gruber Lab

Department of Human Genetics

 

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Jane M. Nicholson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and
Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

 

 
Education:

Michigan State University
MD 1985

Albion College
BA 1981 (magna cum laude)

 

 
Clinical Training:

University of Michigan
Fellow in Clinical Genetics 1989-1991

Butterworth Hospital ( Grand Rapids, MI)
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1985-1989

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Medical Genetics
Board eligible

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993

 

 
 Web Links:

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Internal Medicine

UMHS Physician Directory

 

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Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health

 

 
Education:

Harvard University
MD (magna cum laude) 1965

University of Washington (Seattle)
PhD Genetics 1972

Princeton University
BA (summa cum laude) 1961

 

 
Clinical Training:

University of Washington (Seattle)
Fellow in Medical Genetics 1969-1971 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Residency in Internal Medicine 1965-1967

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Genetics 1982

American Board of Internal Medicine
1972

 

 
 Web Links:

Molecular Medicine & Genetics

Department of Human Genetics

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Michigan Health System

 

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Elizabeth M. Petty, MD
Associate Dean - Student Programs
Medical Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program
Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics

 
Education:

University of Wisconsin
MD 1986

Clarke College ( Dubuque, IA)
BA Biology and Art History 1981

 

 
Clinical Training:

Yale University
Fellow in Medical Genetics 1989-1992
Fellow in Clinical Molecular Genetics 1991-1993

University of Wisconsin
Residency in Pediatrics 1986-1989

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Genetics 1993
Molecular Genetics 1993

American Board of Pediatrics 1989
Recertification 1997

 

 
 Web Links:

Department of Internal Medicine

Molecular Medicine & Genetics

Department of Human Genetics

Genetics: The Symphony of Life

 

 

 

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Wendy R. Uhlmann, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor/Clinic Coordinator
Clinical Instructor, Department of Human Genetics

 

 
Education:

University of Michigan
MS Human Genetics 1987

Oberlin College
BA Biology 1983

 

 
Board Certification:

American Board of Genetic Counseling
Recognized as charter member 1993

American Board of Medical Genetics
Genetic Counseling 1990

Association of Cytogenetics Technologists
Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics 1985

 

 
 Web Links:

Genetic Counseling Program

Medicine at Michigan

New York Times

“A Guide to Genetic Counseling”

 

   

Wendy R. Uhlmann, MS, CGC is a Board Certified
genetic counselor and has provided genetic counseling
services in adult, prenatal and cancer genetics clinics since 1988. Wendy Uhlmann currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Genetic Alliance and is Past President of the National Society of
Genetic Counselors. Wendy Uhlmann is the co-editor of
“A Guide to Genetic Counseling” (Wiley-Liss, Inc. 1998),
which is used in genetic counseling training programs
across the country.

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