Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine
IMPROVING PERSONALIZED MEDICINE WITH GENOMICS At the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine , life-changing answers that were previously hidden away in patients’ DNA are found. From children struggling with undiagnosed disease to adults who are seeking more personalized healthcare, the medical geneticist and genetic counselors at Smith Family Clinic have improved the lives of patients of all ages by uncovering critical genetic information that could be responsible for disease. The Clinic is rapidly growing to meet our community’s healthcare needs, providing services ranging from rare disease diagnosis to genetic testing that can optimize a patient’s prescriptions, anticipate future risk for disease, and even determine whether parents have an increased risk of passing on a genetic condition to their children.
SUPPORTING EQUAL ACCESS TO GENETIC SERVICES The Smith Family Clinic serves as Alabama Children’s Rehabilitation Services (CRS) the only genetics clinic in the state, allowing the clinic team to care for children facing undiagnosed disease whose families face financial barriers. The Hero Fund , a need-based resource funded by philanthropy, helps patients of all ages offset testing and appointment fees. At three years old, Jovi Cox, a CRS patient served by the Smith Family Clinic, received an unprecedented diagnosis. She is the youngest person in the world to be diagnosed with Usher Syndrome Type IV, a genetic
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GENETIC TESTING ALLOWS US TO LOOK INTO A PATIENT’S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TO BETTER TREAT DISEASE, PROACTIVELY MANAGE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND EQUIP PATIENTS TO MAKE MORE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. PHILANTHROPY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN MAKING IT POSSIBLE
MEAGAN COCHRAN, MS, CGC DIRECTOR FOR THE SMITH FAMILY CLINIC FOR GENOMIC MEDICINE
FOR US TO OFFER THESE IMPORTANT SERVICES TO ALL WHO NEED THEM.
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