Credit Valley Hospital Department

The Regional Genetics Program

We are located in the lower level of the Inpatient building of The Credit Valley Hospital. [map]

 

 

Description

 The Regional Genetics Program


The program consists of both clinical and laboratory services provided by a number of specialists including clinical geneticists (physicians), cytogeneticist and molecular geneticist (Ph.D), genetic counsellors (M.Sc.) and technologists (M.L.T.) with subspecialty training in cytogenetics, molecular genetics or both.

Location

We are located in the lower level of The Credit Valley Hospital [MAP]

Hours of Operation

Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Contact

Telephone (905) 813-4104
Fax (905) 813-4347

Services Provided/Procedures

In the clinical genetics program, the geneticists and genetic counsellors see over 3,200 individuals each year.

Physicians refer patients of all ages for genetic consultation. In some cases, an individual is referred to see if a specific condition can be diagnosed. This may involve a physical examination and various investigations, in addition to a discussion of possible underlying genetic causes and an explanation of the chance of the same condition occurring again within the same family. In other cases, a condition may be well known in a family and an explanation of the pattern of inheritance and the implications of that condition for the individual are provided.

The genetics laboratory has a regional cytogenetics service, which specializes in chromosome testing to aid in the diagnosis of chromosome abnormalities and DNA testing provides a regional molecular testing service. Using state of the art equipment, the genetics laboratory staff processes over 2,500 specimens each year. These include blood, skin biopsies, amniotic fluid and bone marrow specimens.