Lisa Ku, MS, CGC

Instructor, Medicine-Medical Oncology


FacultyPhoto
Graduate School
  • MS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (1998)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of California–Berkeley (CA) (1993)
Department
Medicine-Medical Oncology

Professional Titles

  • Co-Director, Hereditary Cancer Program
  • Genetic Counselor, Hereditary Cancer Clinic
  • Genetic Counselor, Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine

Publications

  • Building a vertically integrated genomic learning health system: The biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 111, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 11-23, ISSN 0002-9297,
  • Lowery JT, Axell L, Ku L, Todd EB, Kao D, Rafaels N, Taylor MRG, Kudron E, Wicks S, Jirikowic J, Shalowitz E, Crooks KR. Returning actionable genetic results to participants in the biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine and UCHealth. Genet Med Open. 2024;2:101852. PubMed PMID: 39669600
  • Wiley LK, Shortt JA, Roberts ER, Lowery J, Kudron E, Lin M, Mayer D, Wilson M, Brunetti TM, Chavan S, Phang TL, Pozdeyev N, Lesny J, Wicks SJ, Moore ET, Morgenstern JL, Roff AN, Shalowitz EL, Stewart A, Williams C, Edelmann MN, Hull M, Patton JT, Axell L, Ku L, Lee YM, Jirikowic J, Tanaka A, Todd E, White S, Peterson B, Hearst E, Zane R, Greene CS, Mathias R, Coors M, Taylor M, Ghosh D, Kahn MG, Brooks IM, Aquilante CL, Kao D, Rafaels N, Crooks KR, Hess S, Barnes KC, Gignoux CR. Building a vertically integrated genomic learning health system: The biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 Jan 4;111(1):11-23. PubMed PMID: 38181729
  • Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A review and novel case with dual germline SMARCA4 and BRCA2 mutations. Sanders BE, Wolsky R, Doughty ES, Wells KL, Ghosh D, Ku L, Pressey JG, Bitler BB, Brubaker LW.Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 Oct 6;44:101077. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2022.
  • Wiley LK, Shortt JA, Roberts ER, Lowery J, Kudron E, Lin M, Mayer DA, Wilson MP, Brunetti TM, Chavan S, Phang TL, Pozdeyev N, Lesny J, Wicks SJ, Moore ET, Morgenstern JL, Roff AN, Shalowitz EL, Stewart A, Williams C, Edelmann MN, Hull M, Tacker Patton J, Axell L, Ku L, Lee YM, Jirikowic J, Tanaka A, Todd E, White S, Peterson B, Hearst E, Zane R, Greene CS, Mathias R, Coors M, Taylor MRG, Kahn MG, Brooks IM, Aquilante CL, Kao D, Rafaels N, Crooks KR, Hess S, Barnes KC, Gignoux CR, Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. Building a Vertically-Integrated Genomic Learning Health System: The Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine Biobank. medRxiv. 2022 Jun 14;2022.06.09.22276222.
  • Sanders BE, Ku L, Walker P, Bitler BG. Assessing Genetic Variants in Matched Biocompartments From Patients With Serous Ovarian Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:15330338211027917. PubMed PMID: 34169762

Professional Memberships

  • National Society of Genetic Counselors, Member
  • Collaborative Group of the Americas - International Gastrointestinal Cancer, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Hereditary Cancer Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Second Floor – Elevator B
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5944

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • American Board of Genetic Counseling, Board Certification (1999)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Genetic Conditions and Testing
Clinical Interests
inherited cancer predisposition conditions