Research Summary
Dr. Scheuner is an internist and medical geneticist. She is a Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology and in the UCSF Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics. She is the Chief of Genomic Medicine for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sierra-Pacific region.
Dr. Scheuner is a health services researcher and implementation scientist. Her research activities address the integration of genetic services and genetic testing into clinical practice. Areas of focus include genomic medicine care coordination, delivery models for clinical genetic services, equity in delivery of genomic medicine, and clinical validity and utility of genetic risk assessment tools.
Dr. Scheuner is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). From 2013-2019 she served on the ACMG Board of Directors and was Vice President for Clinical Genetics. Since 2003, she has served as the ACMG representative to the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's Medical Advisory Panel. From 2014 - 2024 she served as Editor of the Health Services and Implementation Research section for the journal Genetics in Medicine.
Education
University of California, Riverside, CA, BS, 1979-82
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, MPH, 1982-84
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, MD, 1986-88