Sandra A Darilek, M.S., C.G.C.
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Sandra A Darilek, M.S., C.G.C.
Associate Professor, Co-Manager Prenatal Genetics Service
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Positions
- Associate Professor, Co-Manager Prenatal Genetics Service
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Mol. & Human Gen./Clinic. Prgm
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Houston, TX US
Education
- MS from University Of Texas At Houston Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences
- 05/2003 - Houston, Texas United States
- Genetic Counseling
- BS from Texas A&M University
- 12/2000 - College Station, Texas United States
- Genetics
Certifications
- Certified Genetic Counselor
- #2005063
- American Board of Genetic Counseling
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #GC000615 (02/28/2021 - 02/28/2024)
- State of California
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #325729 (07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023)
- State of Louisiana
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #GC343 (10/01/2022 - 10/01/2023)
- State of Alabama
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #LGC-0350 (09/22/2022 - 09/22/2024)
- State of Arkansas
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #LGC0587 (02/12/2023 - 02/27/2025)
- State of Oklahoma
- Licensed Genetic Counselor
- #GC2023-0117 (08/14/2023 - 03/01/2025)
- State of New Mexico
Honors & Awards
- Secretary/Treasurer
- National Society of Genetic Counselors (01/2015 - 12/2015)
- Secretary/Treasurer Elect
- National Society of Genetic Counselors (01/2014 - 12/2014)
- 2022 Outstanding Supervisor Award
- Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors
- 2019 Women of Excellence Award
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- 2017 Code Talker Nominee
- Genome Magazine
- 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award
- University of Texas-Houston Genetic Counseling Program
Professional Interests
- Prenatal Genetic Counseling
- Infertility and Preimplantation Genetic Counseling
- Prenatal testing/screening
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT, PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR)
Professional Statement
I am dedicated to providing patients with the information and care they need to understand their genetic risks, navigate their genetic testing options, and make use of the information they gain through this process. My areas of interest are prenatal genetics, preimplantation genetics and infertility.Websites
Selected Publications
- Cooper ML, Darilek S, Wun WS, Angus SC, Mensing DE, Pursley AN, Dunn RC, Grunert GM, Cheung SW "." Cytogenet. Genome Res.. 2006;114(41337):359-66. Pubmed PMID:
- Alford RL, Darilek SA "." Adv. Otorhinolaryngol.. 2011;70:41554. Pubmed PMID:
- Van den Veyver IB, Patel A, Shaw CA, Pursley AN, Kang SH, Simovich MJ, Ward PA, Darilek S, Johnson A, Neill SE, Bi W, White LD, Eng CM, Lupski JR, Cheung SW, Beaudet AL "." Prenat. Diagn.. 2009 Jan;29(1):29-39. Pubmed PMID:
- Tang HY, Fang P, Ward PA, Schmitt E, Darilek S, Manolidis S, Oghalai JS, Roa BB, Alford RL "." Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2006 Nov 15;140(22):2401-15. Pubmed PMID:
- Darilek S, Wicklund C, Novy D, Scott A, Gambello M, Johnston D, Hecht J "." J Pediatr Orthop.;25(3):369-76. Pubmed PMID:
- Tang HY, Basehore MJ, Blakey GL, Darilek S, Oghalai JS, Roa BB, Fang P, Alford RL "." Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2008 Apr 1;146(7):934-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Brandt AC, Tschirgi ML, Ready KJ, Sun C, Darilek S, Hecht J, Arun BK, Lu KH "." Fam. Cancer. 2010 Sep;9(3):479-87. Pubmed PMID:
- Darilek S, Ward P, Pursley A, Plunkett K, Furman P, Magoulas P, Patel A, Cheung SW, Eng CM "." Genet. Med.. 2008 Jan;10(1):13-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Sahoo T, Cheung SW, Ward P, Darilek S, Patel A, del Gaudio D, Kang SH, Lalani SR, Li J, McAdoo S, Burke A, Shaw CA, Stankiewicz P, Chinault AC, Van den Veyver IB, Roa BB, Beaudet AL, Eng CM "." Genet. Med.. 2006 Nov;8(11):719-27. Pubmed PMID:
- Allyse, M, Aypar U, Bonhomme N, Darilek S, Dougherty M, Farrell R, Grody W, Highsmith WE, Michie M, Nunes M, Otto L, Pabst R, Palomaki G, Runke C, Sharp RR, Skotko B, Stoll K, Wick M. "." J Womens HEalth (Larchmt). 2017 Apr 7; Pubmed PMID:
- Scott DA, Hernandez-Garcia A, Azamian MS, Jordan VK, Kim BJ, Starkovich M, Zhang J, Wong LJ, Darilek SA, Breman AM, Yang Y, Lupski JR, Jiwani AK, Das B, Lalani SR, Iglesias AD, Rosenfeld JA, Xia F "." J Med Genet. 2017 Jan;54(1):47-53. Pubmed PMID:
- McGuire A, Moore Q, Majumder M, Walkiewicz M, Eng CM, Belmont JW, Nassef S, Darilek S, Rutherford K, Pereira S, Scherer SE, Sutton VR, Wolf D, Gibbs RA, Kahn R, Sanchez LA "." Genome Res. 2016 Sep;26(9):1165-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Kohn TP, Kohn JR, Darilek S, Ramasamy R, Lipshultz L "." J Assist Reprod Genetic. 2016 May;33(5):571-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Mayes S, Hashmi S, Turrentine M, Darilek S, Friel L, Czerwinski J "." Am J Perinatol Rep. 2016;6:e18-e24. Pubmed PMID:
- Westerfield L, Darilek S, Van den Veyber IB "." J Clin Med. 2014;3(3):1018-1032. Pubmed PMID:
- Tany H-Y, Fang P, Lin JW, Darilek S, Osborne BT, Haymond JA, Manolidis S, Roa BB, Oghalai JS, Alford RL "." BMJ Open. 2015;5 Pubmed PMID:
- Dungan JS, Klugman S, Darilek S, Malinowski J, Akkari YMN, Monaghan KG, Erwin A, Best RG, ACMG Board of Directors "." 2023 Feb;25(2):100336. Pubmed PMID:
- • Manor J, Dinu D, Azamian MS, Bi W, Darilek S, Lalani SR "." 2021 Oct;185(10):2903-2912. Pubmed PMID:
- • Alkhunaizi E, Shuster S, Shannon P, Siu VM, Darilek S, Mohila CA, Boissel S, Ellezam B, Fallet-Bianco C, Laberge AM, Zandberg J, Injeyan M, Hazrati LN, Hamdan F, Chitayat D "." ; Pubmed PMID:
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Memberships
- National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)
- (08/2002)
- Texas Society of Genetic Counselors
- (05/2006)
- American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Member
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
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