Munroe-Meyer Institute
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Gwen Reiser, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor, MMI Department of Genetic Medicine
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor

402-559-4161

Gwen Reiser, MS, CGC

Gwen Reiser, MS, CGC, is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute and a licensed and certified genetic counselor in MMI's Department of Genetic Medicine where she has worked since 1989. During that time, she has served as a genetic counselor in multiple pediatric and prenatal clinics. More recently, she established the Hereditary Cancer Clinic and currently functions as lead genetic counselor. She currently provides cancer genetic counseling and testing services at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

  • MS: Medical genetics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1989.
  • BS: Biological science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1986.
Specialty Certifications
  • State of Nebraska, Licensed Genetic Counselor.
  • American Board of Genetic Counseling, charter member.
  • American Board of Medical Genetics, diplomat.
  • Familial Cancer Risk Assessment and Management Credential.
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Institute.
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Biological Substance, Category B Certification.

Reiser provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Genetic Medicine and in affiliated Nebraska Medicine Clinics in Omaha and outreach clinics across Nebraska.

Clinic Locations:

Reiser provides graduate level clinical training through her experience with curriculum development, teaching, and clinical rotation supervision of students and fellows. She has provided numerous local, regional and national guest lectures related to genetics and genetic counseling to healthcare providers, students, patients and families.

  • National Society of Genetic Counselors.
  • National Society of Genetic Counselors, Familial/Cancer Genetics Special Interest Group.
  • National Society of Genetic Counselors, Cancer Special Interest Group, Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee.
  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Genetic/Familial High Risk Assessment Breast and Ovarian Panel.
  • Hagelstrom R, Ford J, Reiser G, Nelson M, Pickering D, Althof P, Sanger G, Coccia P (2016) Breast Cancer and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Young Male with Cowden Syndrome, Pediatr Blood Cancer, Mar: 63(3) 544-6.
  • Houfek J, Soltis-Vaughan BS, Atwood J, Reiser G, Schaefer GB (2014) Adults’ Perceptions of Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing, Applied Nursing Research, 28(1): 25-30.
  • Reiser’s specialty area of interest is cancer genetics.
  • Her research interest is the impact of genetic counseling in a clinical and research hereditary oncology setting.
  • She is involved in the adult oncology specialties of breast, gastrointestinal, gynecology/oncology, and endocrine tumors. She currently serves as a national representative for genetic counselors working in pediatric oncology.
  • University of Nebraska 25 Years Anniversary, 2014.
  • UNMC Continuing Education Certification of Appreciation for Outstanding Presentations, 2008.
  • UNMC Silver U Award, 2003.
Genetic Medicine Department

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute 
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

Clinic Appointments

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Department Services

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