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Dr. Dietrich Stephan Talks About the Benefits and Challenges of Genetic Testing

All human disease has a genetic component; therefore, genetic testing is a powerful tool that can help to truly personalize care. However, without the proper groundwork to make this delivery of health care affordable, not much can be done. In this video, Dr. Stephan discusses the progress that is being made in this area and how he believes personalized medicine will revolutionize the delivery of health care.

All human disease has a genetic component; therefore, genetic testing is a powerful tool that can help to truly personalize care. However, without the proper groundwork to make this delivery of health care affordable, not much can be done. In this video, Dr. Stephan discusses the progress that is being made in this area and how he believes personalized medicine will revolutionize the delivery of health care.

This video was taken at the CBI Conference on Personalized Medicine on March 13, 2012, in Washington, DC.

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