Dr Kulkarni is a Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Lead for the Cancer Genetics Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. She graduated with distinctions in Medicine and Pathology from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2000 and is one of the few clinical geneticists in the UK to have trained at specialist level in both Medical Oncology and Clinical Genetics, giving her an in-depth knowledge of genomics and translational medicine within cancer care. Dr Kulkarni holds several regional and national roles, including council member of the UK Cancer Genetics Group, medical advisor to the UK Genetic Counselling Registration Board and member of the Sarah Cannon Research Institutes’ Genomic Review Board. She has extensive clinical and academic experience in Cancer Genetics and has published, presented and taught on the topic at national and international level. Dr Kulkarni has a track record of establishing policies and guidelines relating to cancer genetics, by working with a broad range of colleagues across genetics and allied specialties. She has been instrumental in the establishment of several digital transformation initiatives, including an internationally recognised Cancer Genetics app for healthcare professionals and Nucleus, an online cancer genomics educational platform.
