Christina Settler
MS
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Christina Settler serves as the Vice President of Medical Affairs at Baylor Genetics and has over 20 years of experience as a board-certified genetic counselor and medical affairs leader. Prior to joining Baylor Genetics, Christina managed and built a medical affairs division at two commercial laboratories: Sequenom, Inc., and Progenity, Inc. In addition, she has extensive experience in all areas of women’s health genetic testing. Notably, Christina helped introduce and implement cell-free DNA testing for aneuploidy to the OB/GYN community across the United States, creating access to more sensitive screening for all pregnant patients.
Christina received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. After, she continued her education and received her master’s degree in human genetics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Upon graduation, Christina began her career as a genetic counselor spending 11 years counseling patients with high-risk pregnancies. She has always been passionate about putting patients first, whether providing clear information to a patient during a clinical visit, educating clinicians about offering appropriate testing to their patients, or shaping the tests laboratories offer. In turn, she teaches the organizations she works for and the employees she manages that patient care and safety are paramount.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time at the soccer fields with her husband and two sons in the suburbs of Austin, Texas.
Position
Associate Vice President
Medical Affairs
Baylor Genetics
Houston, TX, United States
Education
MS from University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
BS from Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX, United States
Certifications
Diplomate
American Board of Genetic Counseling
Christina Settler
MS
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Christina Settler serves as the Vice President of Medical Affairs at Baylor Genetics and has over 20 years of experience as a board-certified genetic counselor and medical affairs leader. Prior to joining Baylor Genetics, Christina managed and built a medical affairs division at two commercial laboratories: Sequenom, Inc., and Progenity, Inc. In addition, she has extensive experience in all areas of women’s health genetic testing. Notably, Christina helped introduce and implement cell-free DNA testing for aneuploidy to the OB/GYN community across the United States, creating access to more sensitive screening for all pregnant patients.
Christina received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. After, she continued her education and received her master’s degree in human genetics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Upon graduation, Christina began her career as a genetic counselor spending 11 years counseling patients with high-risk pregnancies. She has always been passionate about putting patients first, whether providing clear information to a patient during a clinical visit, educating clinicians about offering appropriate testing to their patients, or shaping the tests laboratories offer. In turn, she teaches the organizations she works for and the employees she manages that patient care and safety are paramount.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time at the soccer fields with her husband and two sons in the suburbs of Austin, Texas.
Position
Associate Vice President
Medical Affairs
Baylor Genetics
Houston, TX, United States
Education
MS from University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
BS from Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX, United States
Certifications
Diplomate
American Board of Genetic Counseling