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
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
Histologic and Cytologic Procedures for Viral Detection
Glaser, L and Thomas, L, Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 5th Edition, 2023
Tracking gut microbiome and bloodstream infection in critically ill adults
Gu CH, Khatib LA, Fitzgerald AS, Graham-Wooten J, Ittner CA, Sherrill-Mix S, Chuang Y, Glaser LJ, Meyer NJ, Bushman FD, Collman RG, Plos One, 2023
The Clinical Association between Aspergillus fumigatus and Respiratory Outcomes in Adolescents and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
O'Dea AL, Feng R, Glaser LJ, Kubrak C, Rubenstein RC, Dorgan DJ, Hadjiliadis D, Kawut SM, Hong G., Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2023
Clostridioides difficile dynamic electronic order panel, an effective automated intervention to reduce inappropriate inpatient ordering
Ziegler MJ, Flores EJ, Epps M, Hopkins K, Glaser L, Mull NK, Pegues DA., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2023
