Kristen Fishler, MS, CGC

• MS: University of Cincinnati, 2018.
• BS: University of Maryland, 2014.

Specialty Certifications

• American Board of Genetic Counseling, Certified Genetic Counselor.
• State of Nebraska, Licensed Genetic Counselor.
• Preparing Future Faculty Certificate.

Fishler provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Genetic Medicine and at multiple intensive care units across Omaha.

Clinic Locations:

• Children's Nebraska.
• Bergan Mercy.
• Lakeside CHI.
• Methodist Women's.
• Nebraska Medicine/UNMC.

Publications on PubMed

• Osborne, A., Bland, E. M., Diamonstein, C., & Fishler, K. (2024). Time tracking and comparison of genetic counseling tasks in inpatient and outpatient settings. Journal of genetic counseling, 10.1002/jgc4.1935. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1935

• Wojcik, M. H., Callahan, K. P., Antoniou, A., Del Rosario, M. C., Brunelli, L., ElHassan, N. O., Gogcu, S., Murthy, K., Rumpel, J. A., Wambach, J. A., Suhrie, K., Fishler, K., & Chaudhari, B. P. (2023). Provision and availability of genomic medicine services in Level IV neonatal intensive care units. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 25(10), 100926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100926

• Fishler, K. P., Steber, H. S., Brunelli, L., & Shope, R. J. (2023). Exploring collaboration models between geneticists and intensivists for implementing rapid genome sequencing in critical care settings. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 191(9), 2290–2299. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63318

• Wojcik MH, Fishler KP, Chaudhari BP. Re: "Next generation sequencing in neonatology: what does it mean for the next generation?". Hum Genet. 2023 Feb;142(2):161-164. doi: 10.1007/s00439-022-02498-x. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 36355221.

• Krantz ID, Medne L, Weatherly JM, Wild KT, Biswas S, Devkota B, Hartman T, Brunelli L, Fishler KP, Abdul-Rahman O, Euteneuer JC, Hoover D, Dimmock D, Cleary J, Farnaes L, Knight J, Schwarz AJ, Vargas-Shiraishi OM, Wigby K, Zadeh N, Shinawi M, Wambach JA, Baldridge D, Cole FS, Wegner DJ, Urraca N, Holtrop S, Mostafavi R, Mroczkowski HJ, Pivnick EK, Ward JC, Talati A, Brown CW, Belmont JW, Ortega JL, Robinson KD, Brocklehurst WT, Perry DL, Ajay SS, Hagelstrom RT, Bennett M, Rajan V, Taft RJ. Effect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Dec 1;175(12):1218-1226. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3496. PubMed PMID: 34570182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8477301.

• Rezich BMZ, Malone JA, Reiser G, Zimmerman HH, Blase TL, Fishler KP. Telehealth genetic services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implementation and patient experiences across multiple specialties in Nebraska. J Genet Couns. 2021 Oct;30(5):1233-1243. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1507. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 34617357.

• Fishler is a Capstone Course Director as part of the UNMC Genetic Counseling Education Program where I direct three courses related to the capstone experience (GENC 720, GENC 721, GENC 722).
• Fishler also provides mentorship to students throughout the capstone experience as a committee member or Chair of student capstone committees.
• Fishler supervises genetic counseling students in pediatric clinical rotations.

• Exploring/defining the role of an inpatient genetic counselor. 
• Research related to genetic counseling student research education. 
• Responsible implementation of rapid genomic testing in the ICU. 

• Use of technology/AI to bridge gaps in access to genetics specialist consultation in the inpatient setting. 

• National Society of Genetic Counselors.
  • Inpatient Special Interest Group.

• National Society of Genetic Counselors Research Quality and Outcomes Committee.

• Genetic Counseling Program Inspirational Mentorship Award, 2021.  
• Munroe-Meyer Institute Researcher Standout Award Winner,  2020.