Jessica Sweeney is a board certified genetic counselor at the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. Her practice also focuses on patients whose cardiovascular conditions may have an underlying genetic cause. This subset may include patients with heart failure, inherited forms of cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, aortopathies, lipid disorders, and cardiac amyloidosis, as well as patients with family history of cardiac disease, cardiac arrest, or sudden death. She helps manage medical care and guides screenings for family members when a genetic cause is the underlying cause of the cardiovascular disease.
Jessica Sweeney works with referring physicians to determine which tests should be ordered for patients. She provides pre-test counseling for patients to review the implications of genetic testing and provides familial risk assessment and education. She works alongside patients and their physicians to explain the nuances of genetic test results and what they might mean for each unique case. These services are available to patients across the region and counseling appointments are completed in person or via telemedicine.
Education
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NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program
Johns Hopkins University -
Bachelor of Arts Public Health Studies and Natural Science
Johns Hopkins University