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For patients with a serious, inherited disorder or a history of certain medical conditions, genetic testing is an important consideration. To help patients evaluate their options, we offer onsite genetic counseling for all individuals undergoing IVF.
Working in tandem with the patient’s care team, genetic counselors use their specialized knowledge in medical genetics and counseling to provide patients with education and support, testing coordination and follow-up counseling (if necessary).
In 2002, Abington Reproductive Medicine became the first fertility center in the Philadelphia area to offer Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), a revolutionary genetic testing procedure that enables us to screen for over 100 genetic disorders, such as sickle-cell anemia, Tay-Sachs disease and polycystic kidney disease.
Rosanne B. Keep, M.S, Certified Genetic Counselor
Prior to joining Abington Reproductive Medicine, Rosanne worked for 6 years as a genetic counselor at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. She holds a master's degree in genetic counseling from Arcadia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from Muhlenberg College. Rosanne has been practicing genetic counseling since 2000.
Adele Schneider, M.D.
Dr. Schneider is director of clinical genetics at Albert Einstein Medical Center, clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College and a genetics consultant for Main Line Health and Bryn Mawr, Lankenau, Paoli and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. She is also on the consulting staffs of Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and all Main Line Health hospitals.
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