Biography
Kelly Ormond is a genetic counselor (US ABGC certified and EBMG registered) and ELSI researcher.
Positions
- She received her MS in Genetic Counseling from Northwestern University (1994) in the US, and a post-graduate certificate in Clinical Medical Ethics from the MacLean Center at the University of Chicago (2001).
- She is currently a Senior Scientist and Lecturer in the Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Genetics at Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, USA.
- Prior to joining ETH, Kelly practiced as a clinical genetic counselor in the United States for >25 years, gaining experience in reproductive genetics, teratology, pediatric/medical genetics, adult neurogenetics, cancer genetics and primary care applications of genetic testing.
- She has spent over 20 years educating MS level genetic counselors as the training program director at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL 1999-2007) and Stanford University (California 2007-2020), and a lecturer at Universities in Austria, Italy and HongKong, including teaching courses in medical genetics, counseling skills, ethics and research skills.
- She has served on appointed committees and boards for many US national genetics organizations (ASHG, NSGC, ACMG), and currently serves on the ESHG Policy and Ethics Committee.
- She is also the current President of the Transnational Alliance for Genetic Counseling (TAGC).
- Kelly's recent research generally focuses on the intersection between genetics and ethics, particularly around the translation of new genetic technologies (such as genome sequencing, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and gene editing) into clinical practice and examines patient decision making, the role of uncertainty in decision making, consent and disclosure of genetic test results, and the interface between genetics and disability.
Areas of special interest
- Bioethics and ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications) Research
- Patient Decision-Making and Clinical Consent
- Genetic Counseling Education and Training
- Global Policy and Professional Leadership
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