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Tamandra Morgan, MD
Tamandra Morgan, MD, ScM
Graduated - Class of 2023

Breast Surgery and Cancer Survivorship Fellowship – UCSF

 


 

Research/Clinical Interests: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes, Genetics and Personalized Medicine, Hereditary Gynecologic Cancers

Education/Training

Year

Institution Degree Field of Study
2023 University of California, San Francisco Residency Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
2019 The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago; Chicago, IL MD Medicine
2012 The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore, MD ScM Genetic Counseling
2009 Stanford University; Stanford, CA BA Human Biology

Research & Professional Experience

Year  
2014-2015 Genetic Counselor at GeneDx Diagnostic Lab
2012-2014 Genetic Counselor at The Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center
2012 Graduate Thesis: Comprehension and Family Communication of Hereditary Cancer Risk Among African Americans
2009 Summer Intern, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2008 Summer Fellow, Minority Health International Research Training Program, Ministry of Health in Montego Bay, Jamaica
2007 Summer Intramural Research Training Assistant at the National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute
2006 Summer Student Intern at City of Hope Clinical Cancer Genetics Department

Achievements & Recognition

Year Major Honors
2018 ACOG District VI John Gibbons Medical Student Award
2017 American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellow
2017 Kaiser Permanente Oliver Goldsmith, MD Scholarship Recipient
2016 Association of Black Women Physicians Scholarship Recipient
2016 National Medical Fellowship Community Service Scholarship Recipient

Oral Presentations

“Next Steps for Newly Diagnosed Patients with Rare Disorders.” Plenary presentation. National Institutes of Health Rare Disease Day. 02/2014

Comprehension and Family Communication of Hereditary Cancer Risk Among African Americans. Oral presentation. National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference. 11/2012

Poster Presentations

Corbetta-Rastelli CM, Morgan T, Homaifar N, Autry AM. Experiences in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service in Gynecology. Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology - April 2021 (Virtual). Poster Presentation.

Morgan T, Tan DC, Della Torre M, Jackson-Bey T, DiGiovanni L. Factors that influence acceptance of invasive prenatal testing among women with high-risk for fetal aneuploidy. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual). 2021

Morgan et al. (2016) Helping educate about risk by improving access and awareness of genetic testing. Honolulu, HI. Poster presentation. American Medical Association Research Symposium. 11/2017

Morgan et al. (2016) Helping educate about risk by improving access and awareness of genetic testing. Chicago, IL. Poster presentation. American College of Physician Residents' and Medical Students' Day Competition. 11/2016

Morgan et al. (2012) Comprehension and Family Communication of Hereditary Cancer Risk Among African Americans. Chicago, IL. Poster presentation. New Frontiers in Management of Inherited Cancer Syndromes. 04/2016

Using the Internet to Seek Information About Genetic and Rare Diseases: A Case Study Comparing Data From 2006 and 2011. Poster presentation. DIA-NORD U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products. 11/2013

Comprehension and Family Communication of Hereditary Cancer Risk Among African Americans. Poster presentation. Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine. 05/2013

Publications 

Morgan T, Tan C, Della-Torre M, Jackson-Bey T, DiGiovanni L, Enakpene C. Determinant of Prenatal Diagnostic Testing among Women with Increased Risk of Fetal Aneuploidy and Genetic Disorders. Am J Perinatol. 2021 Nov 9. doi: 10.1055/a-1692-0309. Online ahead of print. PMID 34753182

Corbetta-Rastelli CM, Morgan T, Homaifar N, Deangelis L, Autry AM. Experiences in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service in Gynecology from a Quaternary Academic Medical Center. J Med Syst. 2021 Apr 6;45(5):58. doi: 10.1007/s10916-021-01732-9. PMID: 33825075

Morgan T, Schmidt J, Haakonsen C, Lewis J, Della Rocca M, Morrison S, Biesecker B, Kaphingst KA. Using the Internet to Seek Information About Genetic and Rare Diseases: A Case Study Comparing Data From 2006 and 2011. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Feb 24;3(1):e10. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2916. PMID: 24565858