Katherine Helbig, MS, LCGC
Katherine Helbig, MS, LCGC, is a senior genetic counselor in the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Co-Director of the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative. She provides genetic counseling to families in the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Clinic.
She has a research interest in identifying new genetic causes of infantile and childhood onset epilepsies and understanding how genetic variation leads to seizure disorders. She has led gene-discovery efforts in the epilepsies and related neurological disorders and has particular expertise in genomic analysis and variant interpretation in the epilepsies. An additional area of clinical and research interest is improving access to genetic services for people with epilepsy and understanding how genetics can improve health outcomes.
She is an active member of the epilepsy genetics research community, including the Epi25 Collaborative and the EuroEPINOMICS Consortium, and is a founding member and co-chair of EpiGC, the consortium of epilepsy genetic counselors.