Sayoni Lahiri, M.S.

Biography

Sayoni Lahiri, M.S., CGC, is the Population Health Manager for the UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Cancer Genetics Program. She completed her graduate training at Northwestern University in Chicago, receiving a Master of Science degree in genetic counseling. Sayoni joined UT Southwestern in 2015 and currently oversees the Population Health team, which focuses on population screening for hereditary cancer and genetic patient navigation. She also provides comprehensive cancer genetic counseling across multiple UT Southwestern clinics.

Sayoni’s professional and research interests include expanding access to genetics services in underserved populations, use of alternate service delivery models in clinical practice, improving clinical outcomes of patients with hereditary cancer, and management of patients with complex genetic testing results.

Publications

• Makhnoon, S., Gurram, A., Alrabbat, E., Ibidapo, T., Ma, Y., Villa, E., Bowen, M. E., Lahiri, S., Skinner, C. S., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., & Leach, S. (2025). Adaptation and pilot implementation of a hereditary cancer risk-assessment tool for primary care. BMC Primary Care, 26(1), 246. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02935-6
• Lahiri, S., Mersch, J., Zimmerman, J., Mauer Hall, C., Moriarty, K., Gemmell, A., Lee, M., Clark, C., Luong, M., Stokes, C., Romano, K., James, C. A., & Pirzadeh-Miller, S. (2024, October 7). Randomized control trial comparing genetic counseling service delivery models in an underserved population. Journal of Genetic Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1975
• Wilke, R. N., Bednar, E. M., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., Lahiri, S., Scarinci, I. C., Leath, C. A. III, Frey, M. K., Lu, K. H., & Rauh-Hain, J. A. (2024). Cascade genetic testing: An underutilized pathway to equitable cancer care? Familial Cancer, 23(2), 141–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-024-00367-2
• Lahiri, S., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., Moriarty, K., & Kubiliun, N. (2023). Implementation of a population-based cancer family history screening program for Lynch syndrome. Cancer Control, 30. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748231175011
• Lahiri, S., Reys, B., Wunder, J., & Pirzadeh-Miller, S. (2022, August 17). Genetic variants with discordant classifications: An assessment of genetic counselor attitudes and practices. Journal of Genetic Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1626
• Beasley, E., Mauer, C., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., Mersch, J., & Lahiri, S. (2021). Standardized applications for genetic counseling graduate programs: Opinions of program directors. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 00, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1515
• Mauer, C., Zimmerman, J., Lahiri, S., Watson, E., Parsi, L., Berg, J., & Pirzadeh-Miller, S. (2021). Adapting genetic counseling operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 00, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1474
• Dharwadkar, P., Greenan, G., Stoffel, E. M., Burstein, E., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., Lahiri, S., Mauer, C., Singal, A. G., & Murphy, C. C. (2020). Racial and ethnic disparities in germline genetic testing of patients with young-onset colorectal cancer. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.025
• Lahiri, S. (2019). Management of gynecologic cancers in relation to genetic predisposition. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 35(2), 182–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2019.02.005
• Lahiri, S., Pirzadeh-Miller, S., Gemmell, A., & Ross, T. (2019). Screening families of North Texans to identify persons with an increased risk for cancer due to Lynch syndrome. Texas Medicine, 115(12), e1.