Elena Ashkinadze, LCGC

Ms. Ashkinadze is a NJ licensed and nationally board certified genetic counselor who specializes in reproductive genetics. She received her genetic counseling degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1998. She is the Director for Reproductive Genetics at Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and affiliate sites. In addition to her clinical work, Ms. Ashkinadze has played an active role in state-wide professional issues, serves as the Chair of the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee for the Board of Medical Examiners and has held numerous leadership positions nationally and locally. She is the course director of the Foundations of Genetic Counseling: Reproductive Genetics course and serves on the executive committee for the Rutgers Genetic Counseling Masters training program. Her clinical expertise is in fetal diagnosis of genetic disorders, impact of advanced paternal age on reproductive risks and the use and implementation of novel genetic technologies in prenatal diagnosis.