Overview
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| heiddis.valdimarsdottir@mssm.edu |
Business Offices
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Icahn Medical Institute Floor 2nd Floow Room 2-70
1425 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10029 - Tel
- 212-659-5559
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Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Oncological Sciences
Research
Psychological, Behavioral, And Biological Consequences Of Being At Familial Risk For Cancer
Heiddis Valdimarsdottir, Ph.D.'s current research investigates the psychological, behavioral, and biological consequences of being at familial risk for cancer, including investigating the psychosocial issues surrounding genetic testing for cancer susceptibility.
Current research includes studies on testing interventions for reducing distress and increasing participants' understanding of the implications of testing among African American women, as well as investigating psychosocial factors involved in seeking genetic testing and the consequences of testing among Ashkenazi Jewish women.
Institutes, Centers, Programs and Laboratories
The Mount Sinai Medical Center is home to an extensive array of top-notch research centers and laboratories, where scientists and researchers work to translate the rapid advances in basic science into the innovative patient care for which we are known.
Clinical Trials
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