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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Genetic CounselingPatient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 31 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.May 23, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe's a friendly and caring person who also is a very good explainer.
April 21, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERJennie has an exceptional gift of being able to teach the patient about their care and the benefits that will come in the future for the patient and generations to come.
April 13, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERJennie Vagher was amazing. She did such a great job at interacting with Adrian and my daughter and was very good at explaining everything on their level.
April 13, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERMs. Vagher was relaxed and open and very helpful explaining to us what we wanted to kno.
January 13, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERI had a very positive experience! They were very warm and friendly and very informative!
December 03, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERCompassionate care and thorough researching and knowledge of our daughter's extremely rare genetic condition. Excellent communication and thorough follow up of future plans. Looking forward to continuing to work with Jenny.
October 21, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERVery helpful.
August 17, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERJennie explained the process well, and listened carefully and answered all questions great.
August 12, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe is wonderful!
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Huntsman Cancer Institute -Midlevel Internal Medicine -Adjunct Academic Divisions Oncology
Board Certification American Board of Genetic CounselingSelected Publications
Journal Article
- Beigh M, Vagher J, Codden R, Maese LD, Cook S, Gammon A (2024). Newborn Screening for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Patient Perspectives. ()
- Fan EM, Vagher J, Meznarich JA, Ubico EM, Goteti S, Peterson D, Rayes A, Maese LD (2023). Severe congenital neutropenia, SRP54 pathogenicity, and a framework for surveillance. Am J Med Genet A, 191(5), 1434-1441. ()
- Harriman JW, Espinel WF, Vagher J, Gammon A (2022). BRCA1/2 Variants Identified Through Tumor Genomic Profiling: Assessing Genetic Counseling Outcomes. JCO Precis Oncol, 6, e2100375. ()
- Li P, Brown S, Williams M, White TA, Xie W, Cui W, Peker D, Lei L, Kunder CA, Wang HY, Murray SS, Vagher J, Kovacsovics T, Patel JL (2022). The genetic landscape of germline DDX41 variants predisposing to myeloid neoplasms. Blood, 140, 716-755. ()
- Maxwell KN, Cheng HH, Powers J, Gulati R, Ledet EM, Morrison C, Le A, Hausler R, Stopfer J, Hyman S, Kohlmann W, Naumer A, Vagher J, Greenberg SE, Naylor L, Laurino M, Konnick EQ, Shirts BH, AlDubayan SH, Van Allen EM, Nguyen B, Vijai J, Abida W, Carlo MI, Dubard-Gault M, Lee DJ, Maese LD, Mandelker D, Montgomery B, Morris MJ, Nicolosi P, Nussbaum RL, Schwartz LE, Stadler Z, Garber JE, Offit K, Schiffman JD, Nelson PS, Sartor O, Walsh MF, Pritchard CC (2021). Inherited TP53 Variants and Risk of Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol, 81, 243-250. ()
- Iglesias Cardenas F, Agarwal AM, Vagher J, Maese L, Fluchel M, Afify Z (2020). Two Clonally Distinct B-Cell Lymphomas Reveal the Diagnosis of XLP1 in a Male Child and His Asymptomatic Male Relatives: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 43(8), e1210-e1213. ()
- Thomsen W, Maese L, Vagher J, Moore K, Cheshier SH, Hofmann JW, Bruggers C (2022). Early Presentation of Homozygous Mismatch Repair Deficient Glioblastoma in Teen With Lynch Syndrome: Implications for Treatment and Surveillance. JCO Precis Oncol, 5, 670-675. ()
- Li P, White T, Xie W, Cui W, Peker D, Zeng G, Wang HY, Vagher J, Brown S, Williams M, Kovacsovics T, Patel JL (2021). AML with germline DDX41 variants is a clinicopathologically distinct entity with an indolent clinical course and favorable outcome. Leukemia, 36, 664-674. ()
- Chavez-Yenter D, Vagher J, Clayton MF, Rindler M, Shukovich M, Kaphingst KA (2021). "Being proactive, not reactive": exploring perceptions of genetic testing among White, Latinx, and Pacific Islander Populations. J Community Genet, 12(4), 617-630. ()
- Maxwell KN, Cheng HH, Powers J, Gulati R, Ledet EM, Morrison C, Le A, Hausler R, Stopfer J, Hyman S, Kohlmann W, Naumer A, Vagher J, Greenberg SE, Naylor L, Laurino M, Konnick EQ, Shirts BH, AlDubayan SH, Van Allen EM, Nguyen B, Vijai J, Abida W, Carlo MI, Dubard-Gault M, Lee DJ, Maese LD, Mandelker D, Montgomery B, Morris MJ, Nicolosi P, Nussbaum RL, Schwartz LE, Stadler Z, Garber JE, Offit K, Schiffman JD, Nelson PS, Sartor O, Walsh MF, Pritchard CC (2021). Inherited TP53 Variants and Risk of Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol. ()
- Landrith T, Li B, Cass AA, Conner BR, LaDuca H, McKenna DB, Maxwell KN, Domchek S, Morman NA, Heinlen C, Wham D, Koptiuch C, Vagher J, Rivera R, Bunnell A, Patel G, Geurts JL, Depas MM, Gaonkar S, Pirzadeh-Miller S, Krukenberg R, Seidel M, Pilarski R, Farmer M, Pyrtel K, Milliron K, Lee J, Hoodfar E, Nathan D, Ganzak AC, Wu S, Vuong H, Xu D, Arulmoli A, Parra M, Hoang L, Molparia B, Fennessy M, Fox S, Charpentier S, Burdette J, Pesaran T, Profato J, Smith B, Haynes G, Dalton E, Crandall JRR, Baxter R, Lu HM, Tippin-Davis B, Elliott A, Chao E, Karam R (2020). Splicing profile by capture RNA-seq identifies pathogenic germline variants in tumor suppressor genes. NPJ Precis Oncol, 4(1). ()
- Himes DO, Vagher J (2020). Patient With Questions About Cancer Risk. Eur Urol, 16(7), e109-e112. ()
- Moody EW, Vagher J, Espinel W, Goldgar D, Hagerty KJ, Gammon A (2022). Comparison of Somatic and Germline Variant Interpretation in Hereditary Cancer Genes. JCO Precis Oncol, 3, 1-8. ()
Review
- Vagher J, Mehrhoff CJ, Florou V, Maese LD (2024). Genetic Predisposition to Sarcoma: What Should Clinicians Know? [Review]. Curr Treat Options Oncol, 25(6), 769-783. ()
- Vagher J, Gammon A, Kohlmann W, Jeter J (2022). Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers and Other Cutaneous Manifestations in Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and Rare DNA Repair Disorders. [Review]. Front Oncol, 12, 837059. ()
- Vagher J, Dietz MS, Schiffman JD, Kohlmann W, Maese L (2022). Germline predisposition to soft tissue sarcoma. [Review]. J Cancer Metastasis Treat, 8. ()
Book Chapter
- Vagher J, Maese L, Gammon A, Kohlmann W, Schiffman JD (2021). Inherited Risk for Childhood Leukemia . In Malkin D (Ed.), The Hereditary Basis of Childhood Cancer (1st Edition). Cham Springer.
- Vagher J, Maese L, Gammon A, Kohlmann W, Schiffman JD (2021). Inherited risk for ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵhood leukemia. In Vagher J|Maese L|Gammon A|Kohlmann W|Schiffman JD (Ed.), The Hereditary Basis of Childhood Cancer (pp. 315-360). ()
Case Report
- Franke K, Vagher J, Boyle J, Hall A, Smith-Simmer K (2022). Rare variant in the fumarate hydratase gene found in patients with clinical features of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC): A case series. Clin Case Rep, 10(3), e05513. ()
- Kerrigan K, Chan J, Vagher J, Kohlmann W, Naumer A, Anson J, Low S, Schiffman J, Maese L (2021). Lung Cancer in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. JCO Precis Oncol, 5. ()
- Rathi N, Anderson N, Greenberg S, Vagher J, Agarwal N, Hahn AW (2018). DNA Damage Repair (DDR) Mutations and the Utility of High-Risk Genetics Clinics in Metastatic Castration-Refractory Prostate Cancer (mCRPC). World J Oncol, 9(4), 119-122. ()
Letter
- Tantravahi SK, Huber BD, Vagher J, Maese L, Pomicter AD, Al-Sweel N, Asch JD, Toydemir RM, Hong B, Parker C (2022). Genome-wide uniparental disomy as a mechanism of immune escape in acquired aplastic anaemia. [Letter to the editor]. Br J Haematol, 198(6), e78-e81. ()