Rajani Aatra, MS, MSc

Rajani Aatra, MS, MSc

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor

Specialties:

Cardiovascular Genetics, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics

Area of Practice:

Genetics across the life cycle. Aortic disease and inherited aortopathies, including syndromic (Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), and non-syndromic aortic disease; inherited vascular disease (SCAD, FMD), inherited hyperlipidemias, inherited cardiomyopathies (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), familial dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricular noncompaction, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy), and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pediatric aortopathies, cardiomyopathies, and arrhythmias.

Professional Information

Rajani Aatre is a Senior Genetic Counselor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, serving the MI-AORTA and Inherited Cardiomyopathy Programs at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and the pediatric CardioGenetics clinic at Mott Children’s Hospital. She is also an adjunct instructor in the Genetic Counseling Program. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India; her Master’s degree in Cell & Molecular Biology from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; and her Master’s degree in Human Genetics (Genetic Counseling) from Sarah Lawrence College, New York. She worked in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Hutzel Hospital (1998-2001) and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital (2001-2005) before joining the Cardiovascular Center in 2008. Her clinical work is focused on providing comprehensive care to patients with inherited cardiovascular disease and their families, and she is very invested in outreach education. Her research interests include return of research results and the application & utility of genomic medicine in health care.

Training

Master of Cell & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Canada. 1998

Master of Human Genetics (Genetic Counseling), Sarah Lawrence College, 1998.

Board Certification & Licensure

• American Board of Genetic Counseling
• Michigan State License