Amy L Leber, PhD

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

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Biography

Amy Leber, PhD, is the Senior Director of the Clinical Laboratories at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She also serves as the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology where she provides oversite of bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and infectious disease molecular testing. 

She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University, College of Medicine and certified as a Diplomat by the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on several editorial boards with various roles including co-Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Dr. Leber includes development of molecular testing for pediatric infectious diseases and understand the impact of testing on disease.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012
  • Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
  • Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology
  • Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology
  • Member, American Society for Microbiology
  • Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
  • Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007

Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School The Ohio State University Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Professional Experience

2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director

1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Associate Director

1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director

1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director

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Clinical Pathology