Healthcare Provider Stories | Genetic Testing

Thousands of clinicians have ordered GeneSight^® testing for over a million patients. These are some of those clinicians’ stories:

Helps reduce the number of variables

Josh Sizemore, RN, MN, PMHNP-BCOregon

When you are looking at a complex patient picture, you want to limit the number of variables. Especially in the case of severe mental illness... Read More

Adult, Male

Taking away the hurt

Robin Miller, Internist, MD, MHSOregon

The trouble with trial-and-error prescribing – and there are many problems with it – is that it hurts. It hurts patients mentally, spiritually, and financially. Read More

Adult, Female

The results speak for themselves

Caleb Whitenack, MD, Psychiatrist North Carolina

I look at a patient’s whole picture in making an assessment -- you have to use your clinical judgement and employ an evidence-based approach. Read More

Male

Using actionable information in treatment decisions

Jay Tillman, Psychiatrist, MDConnecticut

My treatment philosophy for depression and other mental health conditions is that optimal mental health is achieved using the least medication at the lowest dose possible. I have 20 years... Read More

The GeneSight test helps me help my patients

F. Ada N. Ifesinachukwu, MDTexas

My patients call me Dr. Ada, and I specialize in child and adult psychiatry. In my clinic, Summit Mental Health based in Austin, we employ evidence-based medicine... Read More

Any tool that can give us data, helps everyone feel more comfortable

Hasan Raza, PA-CWisconsin

As a physician assistant at a psychiatric and mental health facility in Wisconsin, I have administered nearly 100 GeneSight tests to patients ranging in age from 5 to 70. Many... Read More

The GeneSight test is another tool in my toolbox

Sandra Tate, APN, CSIllinois

I’m a child and adolescent psychiatric nurse practitioner. My practice serves a large geography in Southern Illinois,... Read More

Objective evidence helps foster patient relationship

Zhan Yang, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCTexas

As the founder and owner of New Vision Psychiatry & Wellness, I specialize in the treatment and management of mood,... Read More

I use the GeneSight test because it gives me objective data

Carmen Kosicek, MSN, APNP, PMHNP-BCWisconsin

I came to psychiatry via a rather circuitous route. As a Nurse Midwife, working with female inmates... Read More

I use the test result to explain why patients may not have responded

Dr. Rodriguez

I use the test result to explain why patients may not have responded. Read More

I wanted to have some guidance

Doreen & Dr. Rodriguez

I wanted to have some guidance. Read More

I’m using scientific data to make decisions rather than just trial and error

Carlo Bayrakdarian, MDNew York

Carlo Bayrakdarian, MD “I’m using scientific data to make decisions rather than just trial and error.” Read More

Knowing a little bit more about your patient … is very useful

Antonio De Filippo, MDFlorida

Antonio De Filippo, MD “Knowing a little bit more about your patient than what you can glean just from their evaluation, initial consultation, and history is very useful.” Read More

The GeneSight test fosters therapeutic relationships with patients

Ann Marie DiPietro, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BCPennsylvania

Ann Marie DiPietro, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC “The GeneSight test fosters the therapeutic relationship with patients.” Read More

The GeneSight testing gives us a preview of starting a new drug

David Merrill, MD, PhD

David Merrill, MD, PhD “What the GeneSight testing does is gives us a preview of how to handle starting a new drug” Read More

I was dumbstruck by what a difference GeneSight made

James Greer, MDRhode Island

I was almost immediately dumbstruck by what a difference GeneSight made in my ability to understand why patients had not gotten better. Read More

The GeneSight Test is a GPS

Nelson Rodriquez, MD, FAPAOhio

I am a psychiatrist, a member of the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC), and member the NNDC’s Electroconvulsive Therapy... Read More

Real quick DNA cotton swab got results in less than a week

Joanna Johnson, PMHNPNorth Dakota

Real quick DNA cotton swab got the results within less than a week. Read More

I see the positive outcomes, I can’t argue with that.

James A. Smith, MDNorth Carolina

I see the positive outcomes, I can't argue with that. It's a no brainer. Read More

GeneSight has transformed how I practice medicine

Mindy Rosenbloom, MDRhode Island

GeneSight has transformed how I practice medicine. Read More

No more trying medications in the dark

Sandra Gomez-Luna, MDConnecticut

No more trying medications in the dark. Read More

Patients want to get better; providers want to keep patients

Catherine Poulos, NPNew York

Patients want to get better; healthcare providers want to keep their patients. Read More

Featured Stories

I was dumbstruck by what a difference GeneSight made

James Greer, MD | Rhode Island

I was almost immediately dumbstruck by what a difference GeneSight made in my ability to understand why patients had not gotten better. Read More

The GeneSight test helps me help my patients

F. Ada N. Ifesinachukwu, MD | Texas

Knowing a little bit more about your patient … is very useful

Antonio De Filippo, MD | Florida

The GeneSight test fosters therapeutic relationships with patients

Ann Marie DiPietro, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC | Pennsylvania