The Department offers genetic evaluation, consultation and counseling services for genetic diseases that are expressed throughout all stages of human life. It operates the only diagnostic cytogenetics laboratory in the central Virginia region which supports a prenatal testing program sponsored jointly with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Testing is also preformed as part of the clinical evaluation of children with special needs as well as the cytogenetic characterization of cancer cells.
Molecular testing is also available.
Patients are seen by appointment at MCV Stony Point and MCV Randolph Minor and in consultation at MCV and other area hospitals.