Eleanor Griffith, MS, CGC

She/Her

Education: B.A., English, Saint Olaf College, 2003. M.S., Human Genetics, Sarah Lawrence College, 2011.

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Areas of Expertise: Cancer Genetics, Prenatal Genetics, Healthy Genetics, Cardiovascular Genetics, Direct-to-Consumer

Licenses: AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NJ, ND, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, WA

Biography: Eleanor is the owner and founder of Grey Genetics. She founded the Grey Genetics Network to provide a platform for patients and genetic counselors to connect directly.

Eleanor has over a decade of experience in genetic counseling. She started her career at a public hospital in an OBGYN clinic where she provided genetic counseling in English and Spanish, mostly for prenatal indications. She then went on to work at the Center for Advanced Digestive Care at Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan where she provided genetic counseling related to hereditary cancer syndromes affecting the GI tract (ex. colon and stomach cancers). She spent three years working at Myriad Genetics, the first laboratory to commercialize genetic testing for the BRCA genes. At Phosphorus, an innovative Manhattan startup, she trained on Cardiovascular Genetics. At Grey Genetics, she has become familiar with the fast-changing landscape of Direct-to-Consumer testing to be able to serve a new group of clients.

Eleanor is passionate about supporting clients who are seeking a deeper understanding of the utility of genetic testing results for their own medical care as well as implications for family members. She is a native English speaker but is also available to counsel patients in French and Spanish, which she learned from studying and living abroad.

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