PRENATAL | NEONATAL | PAEDIATRIC | ADULT | CANCER GENETICS
DR LIANI SMIT – SPECIALIST MEDICAL GENETICIST
MBChB (Stell) , MMed (Medical Genetics), FCMG (SA), DCH (SA), DipHIVMan (SA)
Dr Liani Smit is a specialist Medical Geneticist practising in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr Liani offers comprehensive diagnostic genetic consultations to individuals and families who either have or are at risk of genetic or inherited conditions presenting throughout every stage of life.
MEDICAL GENETICS CONSULTATION SERVICES
FAMILY PLANNING / PRECONCEPTION GENETIC CONSULTATION
Family planning (or preconception) genetic consultations are offered to individuals or couples who are planning a pregnancy and want to know more about their risk of having a child with an inherited or genetic condition.
Pregnancy genetic consultation
Your obstetrician / gynaecologist or maternal-fetal medicine specialist may refer you for a prenatal genetic consultation during pregnancy if they believe there to be a risk of anomaly or complications.
Newborn genetic consultation
Newborn genetic consultations are offered both in- and out of hospital, depending on the urgency thereof. Dr Liani specialises in dysmorphology assessments and evaluation of congenital disorders (“birth defects”) in newborns.
Paediatric genetic consultation
Paediatric genetic consultations are offered to children and adolescents with diagnosed or undiagnosed genetic syndromes or medical conditions with a possible underlying genetic cause or contribution.
Adult genetic consultation
Adult genetic consultations are offered to men and women who either have or are at increased risk of a genetic condition and are seeking a diagnosis, genetic testing, guidance on management, or more information and advice regarding the risk of recurrence in their children.
Cancer genetic consultation
A cancer genetic consultation can help clarify your personal risks for cancer, genetic testing options available to you and/or your family members and further steps to either reduce or manage your risks of cancer.
FAMILY PLANNING / PRECONCEPTION GENETIC CONSULTATION
Family planning (or preconception) genetic consultations are offered to individuals or couples who are planning a pregnancy and want to know more about their risk of having a child with an inherited or genetic condition.
Pregnancy genetic consultation
Your obstetrician / gynaecologist or maternal-fetal medicine specialist may refer you for a prenatal genetic consultation during pregnancy if they believe there to be a risk of anomaly or complications.
Newborn genetic consultation
Newborn genetic consultations are offered both in- and out of hospital, depending on the urgency thereof. Dr Liani specialises in dysmorphology assessments and evaluation of congenital disorders (“birth defects”) in newborns.
Paediatric genetic consultation
Paediatric genetic consultations are offered to children and adolescents with diagnosed or undiagnosed genetic syndromes or medical conditions with a possible underlying genetic cause or contribution.
Adult genetic consultation
Adult genetic consultations are offered to men and women who either have or are at increased risk of a genetic condition and are seeking a diagnosis, genetic testing, guidance on management, or more information and advice regarding the risk of recurrence in their children.
Cancer genetic consultation
A cancer genetic consultation can help clarify your personal risks for cancer, genetic testing options available to you and/or your family members and further steps to either reduce or manage your risks of cancer.
ABOUT MEDICAL GENETICS
Medical Genetics is the speciality of medicine involved in understanding the interaction between genes and our health.
It is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving fields of medicine!