Laurel J. Glaser, MD, PhD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Co-Director, HUP/CHOP Fellowship in Clinical Microbiology
Associate Program Director for Clinical Pathology, HUP Pathology Residency Program
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
4 Gates Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-662-3457
Email: laurel.glaser@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Laboratory Medicine
Education
ScB (Biochemistry), Brown University, 1998
MD PhD (Microbiology), Mount Sinai School of Medicine , 2009
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology), 2014
American Board of Medical Microbiology, 2016
Certificate Program in Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Perelman School of Medicine, 2020
Postgraduate Training
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2013
Fellow, Medical & Public Health Microbiology, CPEP (American Academy of Microbiology) Accredited Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2015
Awards and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2008
William Pepper Fellowship Award in Recognition of Service to Clinical Pathology, 2011-2012
Kevin Salhany Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, 2017
Chairman's Award for Distinguished Citizenship and Extraordinary Service to the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Penn Medicine, 2021
Kevin Salhany Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, 2022
Penn Cares Commitment to Excellence Award, 2022
Faculty of the Year Pennsylvania Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science, 2023
Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2024
Memberships and Professional Organizations
College of American Pathologists, 2009-present
American Society for Microbiology, 2013-present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2015-present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Antigenic Characterization of H1N1 Influenza Viruses That Circulated During the 2019-2020 Season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Influenza
Mendoza LM, Anderson EM, Leonard AS, McFarland AG, Ort JT, Tanenbaum N, Durosinmi A, Bushman FD, Glaser LJ, Nachamkin I, Hensley SE, Influenza Other Respir Viruses, 2025
Comparative performance of sponge versus flocked swabs for culture-based and metagenomic detection of microbial contamination in the healthcare environment
Ziegler MJ, Loughrey S, Bekele S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Glaser LJ, Kelly BJ., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2025
Risk factors for household colonization by extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant enterobacterales (ESCrE) in Botswana. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Shivji S, Mannathoko N, Mosepele M, Gross R, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Bilker WB, Alby K, Glaser L, Richard-Greenblatt M, Cowden L, Patel A, Sewawa K, Otukile D, Paganotti GM, Mokomane M, Snitkin E, Lautenbach E., Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 2025
Evaluating Inducible Macrolide Resistance in M. chelonae Clinical Isolates
Alexander, SA, Boulanger, EF, McAulay, K, Cowden, L, Glaser, LJ and Rodino, RG, Microbe, Los Angelas, CA, 2024
Mixed-methods multicenter assessment of healthcare workers' knowledge, perceptions, and practices related to blood culture utilization in hospitalized adults.
Fabre V, Cosgrove SE, Milstone AM, Salinas AB, Degnan KO, Gettler EB, Glaser LJ, Johnson JK, Moehring RW, Nelson GE, Rittmann B, Rodriguez-Nava G, Ryder JH, Salinas JL, Schrank GM, Talbot TT, Van Schooneveld TC, Wasylyshyn A, Xie A, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol., 2024
Evaluation of a Novel Sample Preparation Workflow for Rapid Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli Directly from Blood Cultures
Comar CE, Dumm, RE, Hendricks KI, Glaser, LJ and Rodino, KR., Microbe, Houston Texas, 2023
Macrolide and Lincosamide Susceptibility Profiles and Use of Clindamycin for iGAS in One Hospital in Philadelphia
Loeven N, Dyer K, Halpern-Cohen V, Comar C, Meisner J, and Glaser, L, Microbe, Houston Texas, 2023
Use of Broth Enrichment to Enhance Sensitivity of Rectal Swab Screening for C.difficile
Cowden LL, Mcaulay, K, Tolemo P, Ziegler M, Anesi JA, Lautenbach E, and Glaser, L., Microbe, Houston Texas, 2023
Culturing the Dead: A Multi-institutional Investigation into the Utility of Post-Mortem Cultures and Supporting Histological Evidence of Infection
Attaway C, Tushir A, Nobee A, Jabbar M, and Glaser L., USCAP Annual Meeting, 2023
Distinct community structures of the fungal microbiome and respiratory health in adults with cystic fibrosis
Hong G, Daniel SG, Lee JJ, Bittinger K, Glaser L, Mattei LM, Dorgan DJ, Hadjiliadis D, Kawut SM, Collman RG., J Cyst Fibrosis, 2023
