Dr Roy Naja

Dr Roy Naja is a clinical scientist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a Diplomate of the Royal College of Pathologists. He holds a PhD in Human Genetics from McGill University and is an honorary Associate Professor of reproductive health and human genetics at University College London (UCL).

He has more than 20 years' experience in clinical genetic diagnostics, much of it in reproductive health, with roles in NHS, university and private laboratories. He was Laboratory Director at Igenomix UK from 2017 to 2023 and now directs a clinical genetics service for the UK and Ireland.

His work and research cover genomics, preimplantation genetic testing, the genetics of eggs and embryos, and prenatal testing, including NIPT. He has co-authored more than a dozen peer-reviewed papers. At Goodbody Clinic he advises on our prenatal tests and explains how NIPT works in our video guide.