Amy Sturm, MS, CGC
Amy Sturm, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor
Medical Genetics Program
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Division of Human Genetics
Department of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University
2001 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
Phone: 614-293-6694
Toll free: 1-888-329-1654
Fax: 614-293-2314
amy.sturm@osumc.edu
Specialty Interests
Cardiovascular genetics
Adult-onset genetic disorders
Family history tools and familial risk assessment
Clinical Interests
Ms. Sturm specializes in genetic counseling and risk assessment for adult-onset genetic conditions. One of Ms. Sturm’s main clinical interests is inherited forms of heart disease. Ms. Sturm sees patients in the Medical Genetics Program and also coordinates and sees patients in the following multidisciplinary clinics at the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital: The High Risk Family Heart Clinic and The Hereditary Heart Rhythm Disorders Clinic. To schedule an appointment, call 614-293-6694 or toll free at 1-888-329-1654. Click here to request appointment online.
Research Interests
Ms. Sturm’s research interests include cardiovascular genetics, personalized medicine, and the development and implementation of self-administered, computerized, familial risk assessment tools. Specifically, she collaborates with another OSUMC genetic counselor on a research project studying an online, automated familial risk assessment tool, Family HealthLink, that assesses risk for cancer and coronary heart disease. Ms. Sturm is also one of two OSUMC genetic counselors working with the ongoing Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative (CPMC) research studies. She also collaborates with the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine on their Heart Center Biobank protocol. She also coordinates an international gene hunting and characterization study for the condition juvenile cobalamin deficiency.
Education
BS, Biology, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea OH, 1998
MS, Molecular Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, 2000
MS, Human Genetics, concentration in Genetic Counseling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 2001
