Christina M. Laukaitis, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMG
Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
Assistant Professor, Genetics - GIDP
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Director, Genetic Consultation and Counseling Services, UAHS Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology, UA College of Medicine
Medical Education Director, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, UA Cancer Center
Member, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, UA College of Pharmacy
Member, UA Center on Aging
Dr. Laukaitis' professional goal is to understand the genetic and environmental risk factors that predispose individuals to cancer in order to treat neoplasia before cancer develops. Her training and board certification in Medical Genetics have provided her with expertise, and to experience caring for people at high-risk for breast and other cancers due to mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, APC and mismatch repair genes. In Dr. Laukaitis' laboratory, they seek explanations for high-risk families without identified mutations. Dr. Laukaitis has experience working with WBF and UDCA sample genotyping and experience interpreting genetic data that influences cancer risk.
Degrees
- MD: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
- Undergrad: Butler University - Indianapolis