Amy L Leber, PhD

As the Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber assists the Director in technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also provides oversight of autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. She has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel; including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.

Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.

In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.

Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

Areas of Interest:

• Development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.

Graduate School

• The Ohio State University
  Date Completed: 01/01/1994

Residency

• University of California
  Date Completed: 01/01/1997

Section:

• Clinical Pathology

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 01/01/2007

2007–present

• Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children's Hospital

2001–2006

• Scientific Director, Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute

1998–2001

• Director, CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics

1997–1998

• Technical Director, Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center

• Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
• Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
• Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010-2012
• Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology
• Member, American Society for Microbiology
• Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist