Ashlie Browning

Ashlie Browning is a genetic counselor who cares for patients with cancer or a family history of cancer. She helps patients and families understand their cancer risk, offers genetic testing options and makes cancer screening recommendations. Her goal is to ensure all patients receive personalized, empathetic care.

Browning has a special interest in pancreatic cancer and is a member of the UCSF Pancreatic Cancer Case Conference. She is active in the Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium, an international collaboration to improve prevention and detection of pancreatic cancer.

After earning a bachelor's degree in biology, with a concentration in molecular and cellular biology, at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), Browning earned her master's degree in genetic counseling from the University of Utah. Before joining UCSF, she provided genetic counseling at two other highly regarded cancer treatment centers.