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Lauren Walker

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Genetic Counselor

Lauren Walker, MS, CGC, is a licensed, certified genetic counselor specializing in fetal medicine, neonatal/NICU, neuromuscular, and general genetics. Lauren completed her bachelorʼs degree in biobehavioral health at the Pennsylvania State University. Before her role as a genetic counselor, Lauren worked with the genetics team at Nationwide Childrenʼs Hospital as a genetic counselor assistant from 2018 to 2020. Lauren graduated from Thomas Jefferson Universityʼs with a masterʼs in Science in Human Genetics & Genetic Counseling Program in 2022.

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