Dr. Padeganeh, PhD, FACMG, is a board-certified clinical cytogeneticist and molecular geneticist serving as a Technical Director at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG), Kaiser Permanente's Regional Molecular Genetic and Genomic Pathology Laboratory and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. He previously served as Associate Director of the Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory at City of Hope. Having earned a PhD from the University of Montreal, Dr. Padeganeh completed ABMGG training in Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics at the Greenwood Genetic Center and SCPMG, respectively. He holds ABMGG certifications in Clinical Cytogenetics and Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) and is licensed as a lab director in CA and NY. Dr. Padeganeh has served on the ACMG's Education and CME Committee and is currently a member of the ACMG's Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee, the American Cytogenetics Conference BOD, and the ClinGen's Hereditary Cancer Dosage Sensitivity Subgroup with an interest in advocacy, education, and leadership initiatives.