Professional History

Board Certification

• Genetic Counselor - American Board of Genetic Counseling
  

Professional Education

• MS - University of Wisconsin Madison
  Madison, WI
  2001
  

Contact Information

Primary Location:

Childrens Minnesota Genetics
2545 Chicago Ave S STE 700
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 813-7240

Secondary Location(s):

Childrens Minnesota Neurocutaneous Syndromes
2530 Chicago AVE S STE 560
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 813-7240

Childrens Minnesota Genetics
345 N Smith Ave STE 61-245
St Paul, MN 55102
(612)813-7240

Personal Biography

Dinel Pond graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Genetic Counseling Program with a Master of Science degree in Medical Genetics in 2001. Dinel began her career with the Genetics department at Children's Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children's Hospital) in Chicago. She joined Children's Minnesota in 2005. She works in the Genetics clinic, Pharmacogenomics clinic, and Cancer and Blood Disorders clinic, helping evaluate and counsel children and families with known or suspected genetic disorders. She educates medical students, residents, and health care providers in the community about genetic conditions and is a clinical supervisor for Genetic Counseling graduate students from the University of Minnesota and Augustana University.