Meet Our Faculty


Philip D. Buchanan, Ph.D.
Director and Founder
Dr. Philip D. Buchanan is a Medical Geneticist and Clinical Cytogeneticist certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Dr. Buchanan graduated from North Carolina State University. Post-doctoral studies were completed at the University of Michigan, Harvard University and the University of Oregon. He came to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 to develop the Prenatal Genetics Diagnosis Program. For twelve years he directed the Prenatal Genetic Counseling Clinic and Cytogenetics Laboratory and participated in the Birth Defects treatment Center and the UNC Cancer Research Center. Dr. Buchanan is a member of many professional societies. He routinely presents at international meetings, publishes and serves as reviewer for peer-reviewed journals. In 1983, Dr. Buchanan established GeneCare Medical Genetics Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Center has a very active international research program. GeneCare provides comprehensive genetic counseling, maternal serum screening and genetic laboratory testing. Dr. Buchanan is the Director of GeneCare Medical Genetics Center and serves as the Chairman of the Board for Avanta Media Corporation.

Caroline H. Laundon, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Caroline H. Laundon is a Ph.D. Medical Geneticist and Clinical Cytogeneticist certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics. She received her B.S. degree from North Carolina State University. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University with training in genetics and pathology. Molecular biology post-doctoral fellowships were completed at the UNC Lineberger Cancer Research Center and the Department of Pathology.

Dr. Laundon is a member of many professional societies. She routinely presents at international meetings, and publishes in peer-reviewed journals. In 1988, Dr. Laundon joined GeneCare Medical Genetics Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Center has a very active research program. GeneCare provides comprehensive genetic counseling, maternal serum screening, and genetic laboratory testing.

Dr. Laundon is a Director of GeneCare Medical Genetics Center and Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She also served on the Alumni Board of North Carolina State University.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen K. Phillips, Ph.D.

Dr. Karen Phillips is a Clinical Cytogeneticists certified by the Canadian Board of Medical Geneticists. She earned her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also did a Clinical Fellowship in Cytogenetics. Dr. Phillips was a Cytogenetics Director at LabCorp prior to joining GeneCare. Dr. Phillips is a Director of GeneCare Medical Genetics Center. Dr. Phillips is a member of many professional societies. She routinely presents at international meetings and publishes in peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include Uniparental Disomy and FISH.

In 2002, Dr. Phillips joined GeneCare Medical Genetics Center. The Center has a very active research program. GeneCare provides comprehensive genetic counseling, maternal serum screening, and genetic laboratory testing.

 

 

 

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