Pre-Testing Clinical Assessment
We thoroughly evaluate your medical history, family background, and personal health goals before considering any genomic test.
Clinical and preventive genomics offers a powerful lens to understand predispositions, optimize treatments, diagnose complex conditions, and guide long-term health decisions. Its value, however, goes beyond sequencing DNA it lies in understanding why a test is needed, what the results mean, and how they inform medical care.
At David Medical, every evaluation begins with the patient’s clinical history, health concerns, family background, and goals. Tests are selected based on a clear clinical question, and each result is interpreted by a physician geneticist within its proper medical context ensuring precise, personalized, and actionable insight.
Every genomic decision starts with a medical conversation and ends with a clear plan for your care.
We thoroughly evaluate your medical history, family background, and personal health goals before considering any genomic test.
We select specific tests based on your exact clinical questions, avoiding generic or unnecessary panels.
We translate raw genetic data into clear, actionable medical insights integrated directly into your ongoing care plan.
Clinical expertise gives it meaning.
Genomic medicine is not simply about sequencing DNA. Its value lies in understanding why a test is being considered, what the results may mean, and how that information can be integrated into your medical care.
At David Medical, genomic evaluation begins with your clinical history, personal health concerns, family history, and medical goals. Testing is selected according to the clinical question, and results are interpreted within the appropriate medical context.
Identify genetic factors that may contribute to inherited disease risk and better understand relevant family history.
Explore possible genetic contributors when symptoms are unexplained, complex, multisystemic, or difficult to connect through conventional evaluation.
Use clinically relevant genomic information to support certain diagnostic, preventive, or treatment decisions.
Integrate relevant genomic information into long-term health planning when appropriate for your personal and family history.
In genomic medicine, not all tests are the same. The difference between gene panels, whole exome, and whole genome sequencing lies in how much of the DNA is analyzed and how precisely each test answers a specific clinical question.
These tests analyze a selected group of genes associated with a specific condition or set of symptoms. They are the most targeted option when there is a clear clinical suspicion, providing focused and efficient answers with less complexity.
This approach examines all coding regions of the DNA the parts responsible for producing proteins. It is useful when a diagnosis is unclear or when multiple genes may be involved, offering a broader scope than targeted panels.
This test analyzes the entire DNA sequence, including both coding and non-coding regions. It is the most comprehensive option, capable of identifying variants that other methods may miss, especially in complex or unresolved cases.
A genetic evaluation does not end with a result. Its true value lies in how that information is translated into clear clinical decisions.
Medical history, family background, and health goals are carefully reviewed.
Testing is chosen based on the clinical question — not by scope, but by relevance.
Performed through blood or saliva, depending on the study.
A physician geneticist evaluates the results within the patient’s clinical context.
Findings are translated into action: prevention strategies, diagnosis, treatment, or personalized follow-up.
At David Medical, every genetic result is a starting point, not an endpoint, for more precise, informed medical care.












































At David Medical, every clinical genetics evaluation includes a consultation with a medical geneticist and comprehensive pre- and post-test genetic counseling, ensuring you understand your testing options, results, and their implications for your health and family, with personalized, expert guidance at every step.
✔ Clear clinical purpose before testing
✔ Defined scope, benefits, and limitations
✔ Interpretation by a physician geneticist
✔ Results understood within your clinical history
✔ Translation into actionable medical decisions
Before testing, the indication, scope, and limitations are carefully defined. Afterward, findings are interpreted within your clinical context, allowing genetic information to be translated into precise, personalized, and actionable care.
Yes. Many genetic tests can be performed using a buccal (cheek) swab or saliva sample collected at home. Some studies may require blood or another sample.
When home collection is appropriate, the laboratory can generally ship the kit directly to you with collection and return instructions.
For some tests, particularly genome or exome sequencing, samples from biological relatives can significantly improve interpretation.
For example, testing a patient together with both biological parents is called trio testing and can help determine whether a genetic finding was inherited or occurred for the first time in the patient.
Family members participating only as comparators generally do not receive their own comprehensive genetic report.
Cost depends on the specific test, laboratory, and your insurance coverage.
Many laboratories offer insurance billing, self-pay options, or financial-assistance programs. Appropriate testing and laboratory options are discussed after your clinical evaluation.
David Medical works with multiple insurance plans. Coverage, referral requirements, and patient responsibility vary by plan and service.
Please contact our Patient Care Team to verify current participation or discuss self-pay options.