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Dr. Altovise T. Ewing, PhD, LCGC

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Dr. Altovise Ewing is a clinician-scientist with 15 years of genetic counseling, health disparities research and health equity strategy experience. She earned a Ph.D. in Genetics and Human Genetics with a specialization in Genetic Counseling from Howard University and completed a cancer health disparities postdoctoral research fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Altovise has dedicated her career to ensuring that emerging genetic and genomic resources, services and technologies do not further exacerbate racial and ethnic health disparities and inequities. Her unwavering passions for health equity and inclusion have afforded opportunities for her to engage with a myriad of stakeholders across the genetics and genomics ecosystem.

She serves as a trusted and committed healthcare liaison to marginalized, medically underserved, and underrepresented communities participating in research and accessing genomic services. Her scholarship centers the inclusion of diverse patient populations in genetics research and the development of ethically-sound educational and engagement strategies to better serve and address the needs of medically underserved populations.

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