Ashley Kuhl, MS, CGC

Position title: Genetic Counselor

Profile

Ashley Kuhl is assistant professor (CHS) in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism and a senior genetic counselor serving patients with a known or suspected genetic conditions in the UW Health Medical and Biochemical Genetics at the Waisman Center. She especially enjoys caring for patients with newborn screening conditions and their families, and she is a member of the Wisconsin Newborn Screening Subcommittee.

Outside of clinic, Kuhl serves as the assistant program director for the School of Medicine and Public Health Master of Genetic Counselor Studies (MGCS) program and teaches genetics concepts in the phase I ForWard medical school curriculum.

Clinics

Professional Certifications and Education

MS, Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Certified by American Board of Genetic Counseling

Department Affiliation

Assistant Professor (CHS)—School of Medicine and Public Health, Pediatrics

Research Statement

Kuhl’s research interests relate to access to genetic counseling services and clinical genetics training for genetic counseling students. Her previous research has focused on genetics care for Wisconsin Plain — Amish and Mennonite — communities.

Selected Publications

National Library of Medicine – Publications

Vine, M. K., Kellom, E., Kuhl, A., Simone, L., Ricker, C. N., & Birkeland, L. (2025). Spanish language opportunities in genetic counseling training programs in the United States. Journal of genetic counseling, 34(2), e1958. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1958
Held PK, Rice GM, Kuhl A, Drilias N, Baker M, Deline J, Spicer G, Sandrock C, Seroogy CM, Schwoerer JS. (2019). Newborn Screening for Inherited Metabolic Disorders: Early Identification and Long-Term Care for Patients in the Plain Community, Wisconsin, 2011-2017. Public Health Reports, 134(2_suppl):58S-63S. doi: 10.1177/0033354919878425.
Zepeda-Mendoza C, Goodenberger ML, Kuhl A, Rice GM, Hoppman N. (2019). Familial segregation of a 5q15-q21.2 deletion associated with facial dysmorphism and speech delay. Clinical Case Reports, 7(6):1154-1160. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2186.
Peters M, Zee-Cheng J, Kuhl A, Orozco J, Lally E, Schwoerer JS. (2018). Pegylated asparaginase as cause of fatal hyperammonemia in patients with latent urea cycle disorder. Pediatric Blood Cancer, 65(9):e27239. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27239.
Schwoerer JS, Drilias N, Kuhl A, Mochal S, Baker M. (2018). Genotypes of patients with phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency in the Wisconsin Amish. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 8;15:75-77.
Kuhl A, van Calcar S, Baker M, Seroogy CM, Rice G, Scott Schwoerer J. (2017). Development of carrier testing for common inborn errors of metabolism in the Wisconsin Plain population. Genetics in Medicine. 19(3):352-356. doi: 10.1038/gim.2016.104
Kuhl A, Reiser C, Eickhoff J, Petty EM. (2014) Genetic counseling graduate student debt: impact on program, career and life choices. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 23(5):824-37.
doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9700-0.