Genetic Services

Contact

Nick Pachter | Clinical Geneticist and Director
Nicholas.Pachter@health.wa.gov.au

Departmental Overview

Genetic Services of Western Australia provides diagnostic and management advice to patients with or at risk of a broad range of genetic disorders. GSWA runs outpatient clinics in General and Obstetric Genetics and Familial Cancer at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Genetic Paediatric Genetics at Perth Children’s Hospital and General Genetics at Joondalup and Rockingham Hospitals and Outreach Clinics at Albany, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, Geraldton, Port Headland and Karratha.

Research Areas

• Familial cancer
• Cardiac Genetics
• Renal Genetics
• Undiagnosed Diseases Program (Paediatric and Transitional)