Our Team

Michael Bashford, MD
Medical Director
UPMC Clinical Genetics & Genomics Laboratories

Devereux Saller, MS, MD
Medical Director
UPMC Pregnancy Screening Laboratory

Svetlana A. Yatsenko, MD
Director
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Jie Hu, MD, PhD
Associate Director
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Daniel Bellissimo, PhD
Director
UPMC Clinical Genomics Laboratory

Alexander A. Yatsenko, MD, PhD
Director
UPMC Clinical Genomics Laboratory

Melanie Babcock, PhD
Assistant Director
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Ed Smith, MS, MBA
Director
UPMC Laboratory Service Center
Genetics/Genomics

Denise Pollett, PhD
Operations Manager
UPMC Clinical Genetics & Genomics Laboratories

Sally Kochmar, MS, CG (ASCP)CM
Manager
Quality, Education, & Training
UPMC Clinical Genetics & Genomics Laboratories

Marianne McGuire, MS, CGC
Laboratory Genetic Counselor
UPMC Clinical Genomics Laboratory

Maureen May, MS, CGC
Laboratory Genetic Counselor
UPMC Clinical Genomics Laboratory

Rachel Lasher, MS, CGC
Laboratory Genetic Counselor
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Mary Ann West, CG(ASCP) CM
Supervisor, Oncology Section
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Susie Mann, MS, CG(ASCP) CM
Supervisor, Non-Oncology Section
UPMC Cytogenetics Laboratory

Luanne Fraer, MS, CGC
Supervisor
UPMC Pregnancy Screening Laboratory