Lauren Westerfield, M.S., C.G.C.

Clinical Instructor

(832) 826-7483

lewester@texaschildrens.org

Clinical Instructor: Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women (Clinic): 6651 Main St, Suite F420
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-7483
lewester@texaschildrens.org

MS from University of Pittsburgh: 04/2013 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Genetic Counseling

BS from Florida State University: 04/2011 - Tallahassee, Florida, United States; Psychology

Certified Genetic Counselor: (03/01/2014 - 12/31/2019); American Board of Genetic Counseling

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women

Westerfield L, Darilek S, Van den Veyver IB.. " Counseling Challenges with Variants of Uncertain Significance and Incidental Findings in Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnosis. " J. Clin. Med.. 2014 ; 3 (3) : 1018-1032.
Westerfield LE, Stover SR, Mathur VS, Nassef SA, Carter TG, Yang Y, Eng CM, Van den Veyver IB.. " Reproductive genetic counseling challenges associated with diagnostic exome sequencing in a large academic private reproductive genetic counseling practice. " Prenatal Diagnosis. 2015 Oct ; 35 (10) : 1022-9.
Nassef S, Westerfield L, Stover S, Carter T, Mathur V, Eng C, Van den Veyver IB. " A new frontier: Expanding the use of whole exome sequencing into the prenatal setting " ACMG abstract 716. 2015 Mar ;
Westerfield L, Nassef S, Stover S, Mathur V, Carter T, Van den Veyver IB. " Abstract Y-3. Delving Deeper: Clinical experience with whole exome sequencing in prenatal diagnosis. " Prenatal Diagnosis. 2015 Jul ; 35 (Supp.1) : 22.
Pubmed PMID: 26108196.
Mathur V, Carter T, Westerfield L, Stover S, Nassef S, Van den Veyver IB. " Implications for Prenatal Genetic Counseling after Whole Exome Sequencing in a Previous Child or Previous Pregnancy " ACMG abstract 484. 2015 Mar ;
Carter T, Mulligan S, Westerfield L, Van den Veyver IB. " Low incidence of abnormal cell free fetal DNA testing in the presence of isolated sonographic soft markers for aneuploidy. " ACMG abstract 608. 2016 Mar ;