Caitlin Mauer joined the UT Southwestern Medical Center Cancer Genetics program in 2012. Prior to beginning her career, she completed her Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. In 2016, she also completed her Masters of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics from Northwestern University.

In addition to managing the Cancer Genetics Clinic at UT Southwestern, Caitlin sees patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes at the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Texas Health Resources - Dallas, Parkland Hospital, and the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Caitlin has a vast array of research interests, but has focused her primary research on analyzing the clinical impact of new genetic testing technologies in the Cancer Genetics space, as well as patient outcomes (both medically and psychosocially) after the identification of a hereditary cancer gene mutation. Caitlin also has an interest in the legal and ethical issues that surround genetic testing.