Sandra M. Brown, MS, LCGC, is manager of the cancer genetics program at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. Prior to joining St. Joseph Hospital, Ms. Brown served as the cancer genetic counselor for MemorialCare Health System. She is an active member of several international, national, state, and regional patient advocate, policy, and research networks for inherited cancers including ACCC, California Department of Health Care Services - Every Woman Counts, Lynch Syndrome Screening Network, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, Ovarian Cancer Orange County Alliance, and the International Clinical Cancer Genetics Community Research Network.
She frequently addresses professional, national association, and lay audiences; collaborates on important research; and provides leadership to cancer risk awareness campaigns and support groups. Ms. Brown obtained her master’s in human/medical genetics from the University of California, Irvine.