Vivien Narcisa Triano, M.S., L.C.G.C.
Philosophy of Care
Vivien Triano recognizes that genetic and genomic information is complex and the evaluation
process can be daunting.
Her role is to help individuals and their families understand and evaluate their options and to
facilitate individualized decisions based on their unique circumstances.
She strives to provide her patients with the support and resources they need to navigate the rapidly
changing world of genomic medicine.
Clinical Interests
Vivien Triano is a licensed and board certified genetic counselor in the Division of Genomic
Medicine. She works with pediatric and adult patients and their families who are at risk for or have
a personal or family history of genetic or genomic disease.
She is currently building the Division's TeleGenomics program, aimed at providing genetic and
genomic services through telemedicine technology to patients and their families who reside in
locations where access to a clinical geneticist or genetic counselor is limited or unavailable.
She has an interest in the genetic and genomic factors contributing to autism spectrum and other
neurodevelopmental disorders.
Title
Specialty
Genetic Counselor, Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Genetic Counseling, Genomic Medicine, Pediatric Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Department
MIND Institute
Center/Program Affiliation
Genome Center
Address/Phone
Additional Phone
Education
UC Davis MIND Institute, 2825 50th St. Sacramento, CA 95817
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
M.S., Genetic Counseling, Arcadia University, Glenside PA 2013
B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 2007
Board Certifications
American Board of Genetic Counseling, 2014
State of California Licensed Genetic Counselor, 2015
Professional Memberships
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Select Recent Publications
Narcisa V, Discenza M, Vaccari E, Rosen-Sheidley B, Hardan AY, Couchon E. Parental interest in a
genetic risk assessment test for autism spectrum disorders. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Feb;52(2):
139-46.
Vivien Narcisa Triano, M.S., L.C.G.C.
Narcisa V, Aguilar D, Nguyen DV, Campos L, Brodovsky J, White S, Adams P, Tassone F,
Hagerman PJ, Hagerman RJ. A Quantitative Assessment of Tremor and Ataxia in Female FMR1
Premutation Carriers Using CATSYS. Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res. Epub 2011 May 8.
Basuta K, Narcisa V, Chavez A, Kumar M, Gane L, Hagerman R, Tassone F. Clinical phenotypes of
a juvenile sibling pair carrying the fragile X premutation. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Mar;155A(3):
519-25. Epub 2011 Feb 22.
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