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Contact Information
Atrius HealthContact: Susan P Pauker, MD, Genetics Director
Phone: 617-972-5120
View Genetics Services Website
485 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA 02472
Area Served: Greater Boston
Map Location Genetics Services
Narrative
The Genetics Department at Atrius Health offers individuals, couples, and families a wide range of genetics testing services as well as counseling. Counseling is an important part of our services. We help you understand the different genetics tests and the links between genetics and inheritable diseases. We encourage people to discuss their concerns. We help guide them toward decisions that are right for them.
Genetic services for Atrius Health patients include:
- Syndrome identification
- Prenatal diagnostics
- Recurrence risk assessment
- Family physical exams and trait assessment
- Ordering and interpreting DNA, carrier, and other genetic testing
Service Types
- Outpatient
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- AllWays Health Partners
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CIGNA
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
- Tufts Health Plan
- UniCare
- United Healthcare
Program Type
- Medical
Populations Served
- All Disabilities
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Barth Syndrome
- Batten Disease
- Birth Defects
- Chiari Malformation
- Chromosome Disorders
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Cleft Lip & Palate
- Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
- Costello Syndrome
- Craniofacial syndromes
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dandy-Walker Syndrome
- Developmental Disability
- Dravet Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- FG Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Gaucher Disease
- Genetic Disorders
- Glycogen Storage Disorders
- Grave's Disease
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- Huntington's Disease
- Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
- Incontinentia Pigmenti
- Kawasaki Disease
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lupus Erythematous
- Mitochondrial Disease
- Mowat-Wilson Syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Musculoskeletal
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurogenic Spinal Deformity
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Other See Narrative
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Physical Disabilities
- Rett Syndrome
- Sandhoff Disease
- Sanfilippo Syndrome
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Smith-Magenis Syndrome
- Sotos Syndrome
- Spina Bifida
- Syringomyelia
- Tarlov Cyst Disease
- Tay-Sachs
- Thyroid Conditions
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Turner Syndrome
- von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- Williams Syndrome
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Ages Served
- Birth to 3
- 3 - 4
- 5 - 8
- 9 - 13
- 14 - 18
- 19 - 22
- 23 – 59
- 60 +
Languages Spoken
- American Sign Language
- Chinese-Cantonese
- Chinese-Mandarin
- Haitian-Creole
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Accessibility Features
- Accessible Public Transportation
- Accessible Restrooms
- Elevators
- Medical Needs
- Near Public Transportation
- Wheelchair Ramps
Additional Information
- Fees: MassHealth, Medicare, Private Insurance