Rhode Island Department of Health Genetics Website

Department of Health Genetics Committees

• Genetics Core Team
• Genetics Screening Advisory Committee

Rhode Island Genetics Core Team

Sharon Marable, MD, MPH
Assistant Medical Director, Disease Prevention and Control

Leonard Green, MPS
Chief, Vital Records

Purpose:

The Core Team's goals are to help educate within HEALTH and throughout the community about genetics. Members take an active role in establishing partnerships between HEALTH and institutes of higher education, hospitals, and lawmakers. Through these partnerships members collect information and disseminate that information to the public.

David R. Gifford M.D., M.P.H
Director, HEALTH

Members

• Amore, MS Ellen Manager, Newborn Screening Program
• Caron, PhD Colleen Chief, Health Information and Communications
• Cloutier Irene Chief Clerk, Office of Drinking Water Quality
• Colt Avery Executive Director, Rhode Island Public Health Foundation
• Fulton, PhD John Associate Director of Health, Disease Prevention and Control
• Garcia, MPH Jorge Coordinator, Office of Minority Health
• Goldman, RN, MPH Dona Program Director, Diabetes Control Program
• Goulette, MAT Chris Training Specialist, Office of Personnel
• Hayes, PhD Greg Associate Director of Health, Division of Laboratories
• Lambright, MPA Lodie Manager, Asthma Control Program
• Lindenmayer, DVM, MPH Joann Epidemiologist, Diabetes Control Program
• MacRoy, MA Patrick Public Health Epidemiologist, EnvironmentalHealth Risk Assessment
• McCabe, Esq Mary Ellen Assistant Director of Health, Legal Services
• Miller, RN, MPH Mary Anne Chief, Office of Primary Care
• Simon, MD, MPH Peter Assistant Medical Director, Division of Family Health
• Viner-Brown, SM Samara Chief, Data and Evaluation, Division of Family Health

Subcommittees:

• Education
• Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI)

Rhode Island Genetics Screening Advisory Committee

David R. Gifford M.D., M.P.H
Director, HEALTH
3 Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908
401-222-2231

Purpose:

To develop criteria for screening neonatal screening tests. Criteria for selecting such tests might include frequency of condition, responsiveness of treatment and intervention, as well as ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). The committee meets once a month to discuss these issues as a whole. The subcommittees are also charged to advise HEALTH on a decision-making process that could serve over the years and that would allow for a full discussion of the issues in genetics and public health. The subcommittees schedule their own meeting times and periodically submit a brief summary of their discussion and conclusions to the Director.

Diane Abuelo, MD
Rhode Island Hospital

David Ames
Brown University

Ellen Amore, M.S.
Dept. of Health

Mary Arnold, MD
Women & Infants

Janette Bertness, JD
Workers Compensation Court

Dawn Cardeiro, MS. CGC
March of Dimes

Sean David, MD, SM
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

Edwin Forman, MD
Rhode Island Hospital

Leonard Green
RI Department of Health

Gregory Hayes, Dr.PH
Department of Health

Brian Jordan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI

Meagan Krasner, M.S.
Genetic Counselor, Consultant to Dept. of Health

Joann Lindenmayer, Ph.D
Dept of Health

Sharon Marable, MD, MPH
Dept. of Health

Hon Fong L. Mark, Ph. D
KRAM Corporation

Jean McGuirl
Women & Infants

Joseph McNamara
House of Representatives

James Padbury, MD
Women & Infants

Chanika Phornphutkul, MD
Hasbro Children's Hospital

Lawrence Rothstein, JD, Ph.D
University of Rhode Island

Lewis P. Rubin, MD
Women & Infants

Peter Smith, MD
Rhode Island Hospital

Sheri Smith, Ph. D
Rhode Island College

John Susa, Ph.D
Sherlock Center on Disabilities/ Rhode Island College

Betty R. Vohr, MD
Women & Infants

Caroline Young, MD
Rhode Island Blood Center

Kristi Zonno, MS
Rhode Island Hospital

STAFF:
Helen Drew, RI Department of Health
Peter Simon, MD, RI Department of Health