Christina M Laukaitis, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMG
Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
Assistant Professor, Genetics - GIDP
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Director, Genetic Consultation and Counseling Services, UAHS Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology, UA College of Medicine
Medical Education Director, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, UA Cancer Center
Member, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, UA College of Pharmacy
Member, UA Center on Aging
Dr. Laukaitis' professional goal is to understand the genetic and environmental risk factors that predispose individuals to cancer in order to treat neoplasia before cancer develops. Her training and board certification in Medical Genetics have provided her with expertise, and to experience caring for people at high-risk for breast and other cancers due to mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, APC and mismatch repair genes. In Dr. Laukaitis' laboratory, they seek explanations for high-risk families without identified mutations. Dr. Laukaitis has experience working with WBF and UDCA sample genotyping and experience interpreting genetic data that influences cancer risk.
Degree(s)
- MD: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
- Undergrad: Butler University - Indianapolis
Residency
Internal Medicine: St. Vincent Hospital & Health Center, Indianapolis, 2006
Fellowship
University of Washington Medical Center, Medical Genetics
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine - General, 2006
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics - General, 2009
Honors and Awards
National Science Scholar, National Science Foundation, 1991-1995
Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics, North Carolina State University, 2005
Young Alumni Board, Butler University, 2010-2011
Yellen Distinguished Young Investigator Award, Arizona Cancer Center, 2011
40 under 40, Arizona Star - recognizes young leaders in Tucson based on professional accomplishments, leadership qualities and community impact, 2011
-Researcher of the Year-, Arizona Chapter, American College of Physicians, 2013
Vice President's Precision Health Advisory Council
Internal Medicine Residency Program Core Faculty
Laboratory Director, Clinical Laboratory of the University of Arizona Genomics Core