Wendy K. Kohlmann, MS

Wendy Kohlmann is a board certified genetic counselor with a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. She joined the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute in 2006. She is the Director of the Genetic Counseling Shared Resource, a core resource supported by the Huntsman Cancer Institute NCI Cancer Center Support Grant. The Genetic Counseling Shared Resource facilitates basic science, clinical, and behavioral research that is necessary to translate genetic discoveries into clinical care.

Ms. Kohlmann's research interests focus on increasing access to genetic counseling and testing among diverse populations. She is currently a co-investigator on NCI and NIH funded grants focused on automated tools, such as algorithms and chatbots, to identify patients eligible for genetic testing using information in the electronic health record and to deliver pre and post-test genetic counseling. Ms. Kohlmann is leading a genetic counseling focused project with a national SPORE grant focused on leiomyosarcoma. This project will evaluate the interest in genetic testing among this patient population, and the psychosocial, behavioral, and family communication outcomes of receiving genetic information. The use of genetic testing is also increasing in pediatric populations. She is co-investigator on several studies focused on pediatric and young adults with cancer and hereditary cancer predisposition.

She sees patients clinically for genetic counseling and testing. She also coordinates the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Rare Tumors Clinic at Huntsman Cancer Institute.