Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Public Health Laboratory
12750 Erickson Avenue
Downey, California 90242
Laboratory Director
J.
Michael Janda, Ph.D, D(ABMM)
Phone: (562) 658-1330
Fax: (562) 401-5999
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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Public Health Laboratory - Directory
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12750 Erickson Ave.
Downey, CA 90242 |
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(562) 658-1330
Fax (562) 401-5999
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| Laboratory Director |
J. Michael Janda, Ph.D., D(ABMM) |
(562) 658-1330 |
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| Deputy Director |
Nicole Green, Ph.D., D(ABMM), M(ASCP), |
(562) 658-1352 |
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| Technical Supervisors |
Mary Beth Duke, M.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1350 |
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Joan Sturgeon, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1354 |
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Hector Rivas, B.S. |
(562) 658-1356; (562) 658-1351 |
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| Administrative Support Services (Data Entry, Accession and Package Receipt) |
Aranak Tavassoli |
(562) 658-1316 |
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Section
Telephone |
Section Supervisor |
Supervisor Telephone |
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Enteric Bacteriology / Bacterial Strain Typing |
(562) 658-1310 |
Sheena Chu, M.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1336 |
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Miscellaneous Bacteriology/Parasitology |
(562) 658-1314 |
Sheena Chu, M.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1336 |
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Milk, Water & Food Bacteriology |
(562) 658-1440 |
Michael Stephens, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1337 |
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PFGE, MLVA |
(562) 658-1421 |
Hector
Rivas, PHM |
(562) 658-1356 |
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Mycobacteriology: Culture & Identification |
(562) 658-1384 |
Lorna Eusebio, B.S.,
PHM |
(562) 658-1343 |
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TB Susceptiblility & MTD Direct Detection, Mycology |
(562) 658-1385 |
Elena Ortiz, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1342 |
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Molecular Epidemiology, TB Molecular Beacon |
(562) 658-1321 |
Hector Rivas, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1356 |
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Viral Culture & Rabies Virus Detection |
(562) 658-1450 |
Jessie Cruz, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1451 |
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Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae Applification |
(562) 658-1430 |
Ruel Torres, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1355 |
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Syphilis, West Nile Virus, Miscellaneous Serology
& Quantiferon |
(562) 658-1410 |
Elizabeth Cordero, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1344 |
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HIV-1 & Hepatitis Serology |
(562) 658-1411 |
Deborah Emlein, B.S., PHM |
(562) 658-1357 |
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Bioterrorism Response Unit |
Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330 |
Patricia Bolivar, M.S., PHM, CLS |
Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330 |
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Chemical Terrorism Response Unit |
Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330 |
Vacant |
Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330 |
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Non-Diagnostic General Health Assessment |
Deputy Health Officer/Examiner |
Aranak
Tavassoli, M.S., PHM |
Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330 |
| Central Accessioning |
(562) 658-1460 |
Lynda Rivas |
(562) 658-1341 |
| Laboratory Information Systems |
(562) 658-1340 |
Ernesto Ablang |
(562) 658-1345 |
| Clerical
Support |
(562)
658-1308 |
Aranak
Tavassoli, MS, PHM |
(562) 658-1316 |
| Shipping
and Receiving |
(562)
658-1308 |
Henrietta
Schell |
(562) 658-1301 |
| Clerical
Support Containers |
(562)
658-1308 |
Aranak
Tavassoli |
(562) 658-1316 |
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