Mugdha Devalkar is a Cancer Genetic Counselor at the Lewis Cancer Centre in Savannah, Georgia. She holds a Master's degree in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College, as well as a Master's degree in Neurosciences from Mumbai University. She is also a certified Genetic Counselor in India, where she gained experience as a Laboratory Genetic Counselor at PerkinElmer, specializing in genetic testing and variant interpretation. Her graduate thesis at Sarah Lawrence College focused on understanding the perspectives and attitudes of patients regarding Fragile X testing within the context of expanded carrier screening. Prior to her master's, her research in India concentrated on neuromuscular disorders, including genetic testing and developing new diagnostic approaches for conditions like muscular dystrophies and myopathies.