Kris Engelstad MS CGC, is a board-certified genetic counselor and a program coordinator at Columbia University Medical Center. For the past 15 years she has focused on clinical research in mitochondrial disorders, including: several clinical trials, natural history studies, NAMDC patient registry and biobank, and the Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy Survey. She provides genetic counseling services for various clinical trials, a pediatric neuromuscular clinic and for adult and pediatric patients with mitochondrial disorders.