Laurel J Glaser, MD, PhD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Director, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Residency Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
4 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
4 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3457
Fax: 215-349-8291
Lab: 215-662-3406
Fax: 215-349-8291
Lab: 215-662-3406
Education:
ScB (Biochemistry)
Brown University, 1998.
MD PhD (Microbiology)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine , 2009.
Permanent linkScB (Biochemistry)
Brown University, 1998.
MD PhD (Microbiology)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine , 2009.
Selected Publications
Mendoza LM, Anderson EM, Leonard AS, McFarland AG, Ort JT, Tanenbaum N, Durosinmi A, Bushman FD, Glaser LJ, Nachamkin I, Hensley SE: Antigenic Characterization of H1N1 Influenza Viruses That Circulated During the 2019-2020 Season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Influenza. Influenza Other Respir Viruses June 2025.Ziegler MJ, Loughrey S, Bekele S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Glaser LJ, Kelly BJ.: Comparative performance of sponge versus flocked swabs for culture-based and metagenomic detection of microbial contamination in the healthcare environment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol May 2025.
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.: Risk factors for household colonization by extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant enterobacterales (ESCrE) in Botswana. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control May 2025.
Alexander, SA, Boulanger, EF, McAulay, K, Cowden, L, Glaser, LJ and Rodino, RG: Evaluating Inducible Macrolide Resistance in M. chelonae Clinical Isolates. Microbe, Los Angelas, CA June 2024.
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: Mixed-methods multicenter assessment of healthcare workers' knowledge, perceptions, and practices related to blood culture utilization in hospitalized adults. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024.
Comar CE, Dumm, RE, Hendricks KI, Glaser, LJ and Rodino, KR.: Evaluation of a Novel Sample Preparation Workflow for Rapid Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli Directly from Blood Cultures. Microbe, Houston Texas June 2023.
Loeven N, Dyer K, Halpern-Cohen V, Comar C, Meisner J, and Glaser, L : Macrolide and Lincosamide Susceptibility Profiles and Use of Clindamycin for iGAS in One Hospital in Philadelphia. Microbe, Houston Texas June 2023.
Cowden LL, Mcaulay, K, Tolemo P, Ziegler M, Anesi JA, Lautenbach E, and Glaser, L.: Use of Broth Enrichment to Enhance Sensitivity of Rectal Swab Screening for C.difficile Microbe, Houston Texas June 2023.
Attaway C, Tushir A, Nobee A, Jabbar M, and Glaser L.: Culturing the Dead: A Multi-institutional Investigation into the Utility of Post-Mortem Cultures and Supporting Histological Evidence of Infection USCAP Annual Meeting March 2023.
Hong G, Daniel SG, Lee JJ, Bittinger K, Glaser L, Mattei LM, Dorgan DJ, Hadjiliadis D, Kawut SM, Collman RG.: Distinct community structures of the fungal microbiome and respiratory health in adults with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibrosis February 2023.