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Lesley Ann Turner is a Clinical Geneticist and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She completed her medical education at Memorial University, earning her medical degree in 1997, followed by a Fellowship in Clinical Genetics at the University of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004. Dr. Turner has been involved in medical education, leading the undergraduate Medical Genetics curriculum and chairing the Medical Genetics graduate course. Her primary research interests include newborn screening, inherited metabolic disorders, and microdeletion/microduplication syndromes. In addition to her academic role, she serves as a Clinical Geneticist for the Provincial Medical Genetics Program at Eastern Health, where she has worked since 2004. Dr. Turner has contributed significantly to the field of genetics both in clinical practice and academic settings, focusing on the complexities of genetic testing and counseling.
Discipline Genetics • Memorial University
Associate Professor in the field of Clinical Genetics and medical education.
Discipline Genetics • Memorial University
Assistant Professor in the field of Clinical Genetics.
Provincial Medical Genetics Program • Eastern Health, St. John's, NL
Clinical Geneticist providing expertise in genetic counseling and testing.
Department of Business Administration (MBA program)