Clinical Laboratory Sections and Medical Directorships
Ann Gronowski, PhD, BJH Laboratory CLIA Medical Director
Chemistry Section Head: Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
- General Chemistry: Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
- Special Chemistry and Non-Infectious Serology: Ann Gronowski, PhD
- Toxicology: Bridgit Crews, PhD
- Mass Spectrometry: Bridgit Crews, PhD
- Serum Protein Electrophoresis: Mark Zaydman, MD, PhD
- Point of Care Testing: Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
- Send out Laboratory: Bridgit Crews, PhD
Microbiology Section Heads: Melanie Yarbrough, PhD
- Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Disease Serology: Melanie Yarbrough, PhD
- Bacteriology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, & Molecular Syndromic Infectious Disease: Rebekah Dumm, PhD
- Mycobacteriology and Sexual Health Molecular Diagnostics: Allison Eberly, PhD
Molecular Diagnostic Lab: Bijal Parikh, MD, PhD and Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD
Hematopathology/Coagulation/Flow Cytometry Section Head: Cara Shirai, PhD
- Hematopathology: John Frater, MD, Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD, Cara Shirai, PhD
- Hemostasis: Christine Fuja, DO
- Flow Cytometry: John Frater, MD, Jonathan Brestoff, MD, PhD, Cara Shirai, PhD
- Urinalysis: Ann Gronowski, PhD
Transfusion Medicine Section Heads: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD and Chang Liu, MD, PhD
- Blood Bank: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
- Cellular Therapy Laboratory: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
- Apheresis: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
- Histocompatibility: Chang Liu, MD, PhD, Michiko Taniguchi, PhD
Clinical Informatics Section Head: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD
- Clinical Informatics Laboratory: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD, Mark Zaydman, MD, PhD
Saint Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH)
Stephen Roper, PhD, CLIA Medical Director Pediatric Laboratory SLCH
Clinical Laboratories and Medical Directors:
- Blood Bank: Nathan McLamb, MD
- Chemistry: Stephen Roper, PhD
- Core Lab: Stephen Roper, PhD
- Hematology: Cara Shirai, PhD, Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD
- Metabolic Genetics: Maria Laura Duque Lasio, MD, Stephen Roper, PhD
- Microbiology/Molecular: Rebekah Dumm, PhD
- Outpatient Lab: Stephen Roper, PhD
- Saint Louis Children’s Specialty Care – South County Lab: Stephen Roper, PhD
- Saint Louis Children’s Specialty Care – West County Lab: Stephen Roper, PhD
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (BJWCH)
Bridgit Crews, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director
Blood Bank: Nathan McLamb, MD
Shriners Hospital St. Louis
Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director
Stephen Roper, PhD, Associate Laboratory Medical Director
Memorial Hospital: Belleville & Shiloh
Ann Gronowski, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director
Clinical Laboratories and Medical Directors:
- R. Cody Weimholt, DO, Anatomic Pathology Medical Director
- Nathan McLamb, MD, PhD, Blood Bank Medical Director