Cheyla Clark, M.S.

Biography

Cheyla Clark, M.P.H., M.S., CGC, is a board-certified genetic counselor who joined UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Cancer Genetics Program in 2021. She is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Outreach and Engagement for the UT Southwestern Genetic Counseling Master's Program. She specializes in genetic counseling for patients who are at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes and sees patients in multiple clinics around the Dallas metroplex.

She earned her Master of Public Health with a concentration in human genetics in 2014 from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Science in genetics and genetic counseling in 2020 from Stanford University School of Medicine.

Prior to joining the team at UT Southwestern, she worked as a prenatal genetic counselor at a maternal fetal medicine practice in Fort Worth.

Her interests include working with underserved populations, alleviating health disparities in genetics and genetic counseling by improving access to genetics care, and mentorship. She also has a passion for genetics education and outreach.