Sara Cherny, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor III, Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Pronouns:
- she
- her
- Accepting New Patients:
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Yes
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Offering Telemedicine Visits:
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Yes
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming PlaceChicago, Illinois 60614-3393
Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Skokie
3722 W. Touhy AvenueSkokie, Illinois 60076
About
Sara has 18 years of experience as a genetic counselor in the Chicagoland area, specializing in cardiovascular genetics for the past decade. Her wide range of experience allows her to provide comprehensive care for patients in the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic. Sara's role at Lurie is a combination of patient care, program development, and research. Her research interests include trends in cardiovascular genetics, access to genetic services, and genetic privacy. She is engaged in advocacy work with the Illinois Society of Genetic Professionals (ISGP) and is an active member of multiple professional societies. Sara loves how her work combines science and patient care, and is passionate about providing excellent genetic counseling services to families.
Clinical Interests
Cardiovascular genetics, genetic arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy, familial hypercholesterolemia, genetic variant interpretation, access to genetic services, genetic privacy
Conditions Treated
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Brugada Syndrome
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (kEDS)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Pediatric Long QT Syndrome
- Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS)
- Williams Syndrome
Education & Training
Education: University of Minnesota, 2007; Washington University in St Louis, 2004
Board Certifications: Certified Genetic Counselors
Professional Organizations: Heart Rhythm Society, Illinois Society of Genetics Professionals, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES)
