Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Public Health Laboratory
12750 Erickson Avenue
Downey, California 90242

Laboratory Director
S.F. Sabet, Ph.D; Dipl. ABMM

Phone: (562) 658-1300
Fax: (562) 401-5999

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

12750 Erickson Ave. Downey, CA 90242		(562) 658-1300 Fax (562) 401-5999
313 N. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90012		(213) 250-8619 Fax (213) 481-2375
Laboratory Director	S.F. Sabet, Ph.D; Dipl.ABMM	(562) 658-1300 - Downey
		(213) 250-8619 - Los Angeles
Deputy Director	Vacant
Technical Supervisors	Joan Sturgeon, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1354
	Musau WaKabongo, PHM, Ph.D.	(562) 658-1352
Administrative Support Services (Data Entry, Accession and Package Receipt)	Mary Beth Duke, PHM., M.S.	(562) 658-1350

 

Section	Section Telephone	Section Supervisor	Supervisor Telephone
Enteric Bacteriology / Bacterial Strain Typing	(562) 658-1310	Sheena Chu, PHM,  M.S.	(562) 658-1336
Miscellaneous Bacteriology/Parasitology	(562) 658-1314	Aranak Tavassoli, PHM, M.S.	(562) 658-1316
Milk, Water & Food Bacteriology	(562) 658-1440	Michael Stephens, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1337
PFGE, MLVA	(562) 658-1421
Mycobacteriology & Mycology: Culture & Identification	(562) 658-1384	Lorna Eusebio, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1343
TB Susceptiblility & MTD Direct Detection	(562) 658-1385	Elena Ortiz, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1342
TB RFLP, Spoligotyping & MIRU	(562) 658-1321	Hector Rivas, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1356
Viral Culture & Rabies Virus Detection	(562) 658-1450	Jessie Cruz, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1451
Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae Applification	(562) 658-1430	Ruel Torres, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1355
Syphilis, West Nile Virus & Miscellaneous Serology	(562) 658-1410	Elizabeth Cordero, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1344
HIV-1 & Hepatitis Serology	(562) 658-1411	Deborah Emlein, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1410
HIV-1 Viral Load Testing	(562) 658-1422	Oanh Mai, B.S., PHM	(562) 658-1357
Bioterrorism Response Unit	Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330	Lee Borenstein, Ph.D; D. (ABMM)	Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330
Chemical Terrorism Response Unit	Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330	Clifford Howell, Dr.PH	Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330
Non-Diagnostic General Health Assessment	Deputy Health Officer/Examiner	Vacant	Contact the administrative offices at (562) 658-1330
Central Accessioning/Shipping & Receiving/Containers Support Services	(562) 658-1460	Lynda Rivas	(562) 658-1341
Laboratory Information Systems	(562) 658-1340	Ernesto Ablang	(562) 658-1345
Clerical Support	(562) 658-1308	Henrietta Schell	(562) 658-1301