Bio
As the Medical Director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory for Stanford Health Care and the Stanford Children?s Health, as well as the Medical Co-Director for Point of Care Testing, and the Medical Director of Esoteric (Send-out) testing, 60% of my time is spent attending to clinical responsibilities. Teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as administrative tasks, including serving on the Integrated Pediatric Infectious Disease Committee and chairing the Clinical Laboratory Utilization Committee, account for 20%. The remaining 20% is dedicated to scholarly activities, focusing on the design of novel infectious disease diagnostics and investigation of the clinical relevance of molecular infectious disease testing.
Clinical Focus
- Clinical Pathology
- Virology
- Molecular Pathology
- Point-of-Care Systems
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
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Member, Bio-X
Administrative Appointments
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Medical Co-Director, Point of Care Testing, SHC (2018 - Present)
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Medical Director, Esoteric (Send-out) Testing (2019 - Present)
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Medical Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory (2010 - Present)
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Medical Director, Point of Care Testing, Surgery Center at Byers Eye Institute (2012 - Present)
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Medical Director, Point of Care Testing, Stanford Primary Care Multisite (2016 - Present)
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Senior Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health (2015 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Bio-X (2016 - Present)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Virology (2018 - Present)
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Clinical Virology Symposium Organizing Committee, American Society for Microbiology (2014 - Present)
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California Delegate, House of Delegates, College of American Pathologists (2018 - Present)
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Microbiology Resource Committee, College of American Pathologists (2012 - 2017)
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Training and Education Committee, Association for Molecular Pathology (2013 - 2015)
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Clinical Practice Committee, Association for Molecular Pathology (2015 - 2017)
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Councilor, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (2014 - 2018)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Clinical Pathology (2012)
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Residency: Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2010) CA
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Medical Education: University of Washington School of Medicine (2007) WA
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Board Certification, American Board of Pathology, Clinical Pathology (2012)
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Fellowship, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Molecular Pathology (2010)
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Ph.D., University of Washington Medical Scientist Training Program-Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Molecular and Cellular Biology (2005)
Patents
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Benjamin Pinsky. "United States Patent 9725774 B2 Methods and reagents for detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses.", Leland Stanford Junior University, Aug 8, 2017