CLSI's Expert Panels

Expert panel volunteers support the development of CLSI products by providing technical expertise in specialty areas.

Their project ideas are transformed into proposals for documents and other products that generate valuable guidance to the medical laboratory community. Members review the status of projects in progress, determine actions to be taken on existing projects, and complete an environmental scan to identify possible new projects. Reviewing and commenting on Proposed Draft documents in the Panel's specialty area is another important responsibility of volunteer participants.

Expert panels are responsible for:

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Expert Panel Resources

Watch the Expert Panel Orientation video here.

Learn more about the Relationship Between Expert Panels and Consensus Council here.

Watch the 2021 CLSI Future Focus Forum recording here.

Watch the What’s New in CLSI Standards Development (March 2021) video here.

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Expert Panel on Automation and Informatics (AUTO)

Riccardo L Benedetti, Dr.sc.techn.ETH, Dipl.El.Ing.ETH / Vice-Chairholder / Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Switzerland
Lauren Cooper, PhD, MPH, D(ABMM) / Member / BD, United States
Jonathan Foskett, MT(ASCP), PhD / Member / Siemens Healthcare, United States
Ed Heierman III, PhD / Advisor / Abbott, United States
Mike Heydlauf / Advisor, United States
Elizabeth Kenimer Leibach, PhD, EdD, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBB(ASCP)CM / Chairholder / HMES Healthcare Management and Education Services, LLC; College of Allied Health Sciences, United States
Patrick McDaneld, PharmD / Member / bioMerieux, United States
Sandeep Naik / Advisor / BD, United States
John Peltier, PhD / Member, United States
Ed J. Peterson, MBA, MLS(ASCP) / Member, United States
Manjula Gama Ralalage, MBBS, MSc / Member / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Tawni Reller, MA, MLS(ASCP) / Member / Tawni Reller Consulting, LLC, United States
Joseph Rudolf / Member, United States
Eban Tomlinson / Member / Semaphore Solutions, Canada
Brian Yoo, PhD / Advisor, United States
Robert Young, CGMBS, MS / Advisor / Lab Insights, LLC, United States
Yan Zhang, PhD / Member / FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health , United States

Expert Panel on Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology (CHEM)

David Alter, MD, DABCC / Advisor / Emory University, United States
Lorin M. Bachmann, PhD, DABCC, MT(ASCP) / Member / Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
Saswati Das, MD, MBBS / Member / ABVIMS & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, India
Pradip Datta, PhD, DABCC / Member / Siemens Diagnostics
Theodore J. DiMagno, PhD / Vice-Chairholder / QuidelOrtho, United States
Mark Herlan / Member / Roche Diagnostics GmbH , Germany
Kamisha Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Chairholder / ARUP Laboratories/University of Utah, United States
Shirley Li, PhD, MD / Member / Ohio State University, United States
Christopher Marquez, MD, DABCC / Member / Mayo Clinic Florida, United States
Qing H. Meng, MD, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Advisor / The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
Karen W. Phinney, PhD / Member / National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States
Simona Puiu / Member / FDA CDRH, United States
Gerardo Ramos, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM, F-ABFT, FADLM / Advisor / qVector Laboratory Resources, LLC, United States
Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC / Member / University of Minnesota, United States
Candice Ulmer / Advisor, United States
Xander M. R. van Wijk, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Advisor / Van Wijk Consulting LLC , United States
Carl E. Wolf, PhD, MS, F-ABFT / Advisor / Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, United States
Sedef Yenice, PhD / Member / EFLM - TURKEY, Turkey

Expert Panel on Evaluation Protocols (EP)

J. Rex Astles, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Member / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Hassan Bayat / Advisor / Sina Clinical Laboratory , Iran
Natalya Benina, MSc / Member / Fujirebio Diagnostics, United States
Marvin Berman, PhD / Member / Abbott Laboratories, United States
Bipasa Biswas / Member / FDA Ctr. for Devices/Rad. Health (CDRH), United States
Michelle Renee Campbell, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBCM, SCCM / Vice-Chairholder / Mayo Clinic, United States
Karl De Vore, BA, SSBB / Member / Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., United States
Ashley Frost, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM / Member, United States
Kornelia Galior, PhD, DABCC / Advisor / Emory University, United States
Verena Hofmann, PhD / Member, Germany
Jesper V. Johansen, PhD, MS / Advisor / Radiometer Medical ApS, Denmark
Mark D. Kellogg, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC / Chairholder / Boston Children's Hospital, United States
Marianne Thuy Duong Le, MS / Member / Qufora A/S, Denmark
Edward Ki Yun Leung, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Advisor / Children's Hospital Los Angeles, United States
Ying (Katelin) Mao / Advisor, United States
Ronnie Pedersen, PhD / Member / Radiometer America, Inc., United States
Donna Roberts, MS, MT(ASCP) / Member / Baylor Scott and White Health, United States
Scott A. Ruetten, PhD / Member / World Health Organization, United States
Vinita Thakur, PhD, FADLM / Member / Eastern Health - Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Christina Wood-Wentz, MSc / Advisor / Mayo Clinic, United States

Expert Panel on Hematology and Immunology and Ligand Assay (HILA)

Ahmad Al-Attar, MSc, PhD, ASCP(SCYM), MBChB / Member / Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, United States
Richard J. Baltaro, MD, PhD, FCAP / Advisor / East Carolina University, United States
Bailey Blake / Member, Canada
Karthik Bommannan Kuppuraju, MD / Advisor / CANCER INSTITUTE (W.I.A.), India
Karthik Bommannan Kuppuraju, MD / Member / CANCER INSTITUTE (W.I.A.), India
Donna D. Castellone, MS, MASCP, MT(ASCP), SH / Chairholder / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, United States
M. E. deBaca / Member, United States
Krystin Dodge / Member / Labcorp, United States
Jody Frinack, MLS(ASCP)CM / Member / Mayo Clinic, United States
Heidi Hanes, BS, MT, SH (ASCP) / Member / Johns Hopkins University , United States
Kapahi Kawai-Puaa, MS, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM / Member, United States
Virginia Litwin, PhD / Member / Eurofins, Canada
Rudy Lopez, BSHA, MLS(AMT) / Member, United States
Catarina Martins, PhD / Advisor / NOVA Medical School , Portugal
Karen A. Moser, MD / Vice-Chairholder / ARUP Laboratories, United States
Yutaka Nagai, PhD / Member / Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan
Memory Nhimura / Advisor / Institute of Health Sciences Gaborone , Botswana
Gerard O'Connor, PhD FIBMS Chartered Scientist / Member / Tallaght University Hospital , Ireland
Anton Rets / Advisor, United States
Elizabeth Stafford, PhD / Member / FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, United States

Expert Panel on Microbiology (MICRO)

Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM) / Member / UNC Hospital , United States
Sarah Alsamarai / Member, United States
Sara Blosser, PhD, D(ABMM) / Advisor / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States
Ana Maria Cardenas, PhD, D(ABMM) / Member / Becton Dickinson, United States
Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM) / Member / TriCore Reference Laboratories , United States
Tanis Dingle, PhD, D(ABMM), FCCM / Member / Alberta Precision Laboratories - Public Health Laboratory, Canada
Paul Edelstein, MD / Advisor / Retired, United States
Holly Huse, PhD, D(ABMM) / Advisor / Harbor UCLA Medical Center , United States
Antonieta Jimenez Pearson, MHA, PhD / Member / Inciensa Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Brian V. Lubbers, DVM, PhD, DACVCP / Advisor / Kansas State University, United States
Elizabeth Palavecino, MD / Advisor / Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States
Virginia M. Pierce, MD / Member / University of Michigan, Department of Pathology , United States
Amity L. Roberts, PhD, D(ABMM) / Member / Hartford Hospital, United States
Audrey N. Schuetz, MD, MPH, D(ABMM) / Chairholder / Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States
Susan Sharp, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM) / Vice-Chairholder / Copan Diagnostics, Inc., United States
Paula M. Snippes Vagnone, MT(ASCP) / Member / Minnesota Department of Health, United States
Michael T. Sweeney, MS / Member / Zoetis, United States
Eric Wenzler, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP / Advisor / Roche Diagnostics Corporation, United States, Ended: Oct 10, 2024

Expert Panel on Molecular Diagnostics (MOL)

Esther Babady, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, F(AAM) / Member / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
George Broukhanski, PhD, MS / Member / Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Canada
Bin Chen, PhD, FACMG / Advisor / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Sanchita Das, MD, D(ABMM) / Vice-Chairholder / National Institutes of Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, United States
Jamie Phillips Deeter, PhD, MS / Advisor / Roche Diagnostics, United States
Sherry A. Dunbar, PhD, MBA / Chairholder / Luminex Corporation, United States
Birgit Funke, PhD, FACMG / Member / Independent Clinical Consultant, United States
Peera Hemarajata, PhD, MD, D(ABMM) / Advisor / Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratories, United States
Julie Woolworth Hirschhorn, PhD, TS(ABB) / Advisor / Geisinger
Susan J. Hsiao, MD, PhD / Member / New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center , United States
Cynthia L. Jackson, PhD / Advisor / Rhode Island Hospital, United States
Honey V. Reddi, PhD, FACMG / Member / Belay Diagnostics , United States
Ted E. Schutzbank, PhD, D(ABMM) / Advisor / Schutzbank Laboratory Consultants, LLC, United States
Ulrike Siemetzki-Kapoor, PhD / Member, United States
Zivana Tezak, PhD / Member / FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, United States
Shalini Verma, MD / Advisor / Siemens - West Sacramento, CA , United States
Natalie N. Whitfield, PhD, D(ABMM) / Member / Inflammatix Inc., United States
Gang Zheng, MD, PhD / Member / Mayo Clinic, United States

Expert Panel on Newborn Screening (NBS)

Sucheta Bhatt, MD / Advisor / Illumina, Inc., United States
Paula V. Caposino, MA, PhD / Member / FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, United States
Andy De Souza, PhD / Member / University of Alberta
Taraka Donti, PhD / Member / PerkinElmer Genetics, Inc., United States
Ralph Fingerhut, PhD, FAMH, ESpLM / Advisor / SYNLAB MVZ, Germany
Uttam Garg, PhD, DABCC, FABFT / Member / The Children's Mercy Hospital, United States
Amy Gaviglio, MS, CGC / Chairholder / Connetics Consulting, United States
Trung Huynh, PhD / Member / Arizona State Public Health Laboratory, United States
Adrienne Manning, BSc / Member / Connecticut Department of Public Health, United States
Dietrich Matern, MD, PhD, FACMG / Advisor / Mayo Clinic, United States
Joanne Mei, PhD / Advisor / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, Ended: Jan 1, 2024
Joanne Mei, PhD / Member / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Joseph Orsini, PhD / Advisor / New York State Department of Health, United States
Ernest M. Post, MD / Vice-Chairholder / Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, United States
Wen Qin, PhD / Member, Canada
Iveta Sosova, PhD, DABMGG, FACMG / Advisor / Alberta Precision Laboratories and University of Alberta, Canada
Vidhya Vishwanathan, MD / Member / Nishta Integrated Neurodevelopmental Center, India
Jon Washburn / Member / Baebies, Inc. , United States
Dianne R. Webster, PhD, FFSi, RCPA, FHGSA / Advisor / Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand
Ronald J. Whitley, PhD, DABCC, FACB / Member / Retired, United States

Expert Panel on Point-of-Care Testing (POCT)

Steven R. Breeze / Member / Abbott Point of Care, Canada
Weiping Cao, MBBS, PhD / Member / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Silka Clark / Member / Accumen, Inc., United States
Kathleen David / Member / TriCore Reference Laboratories, United States
Diane Davis, MT(ASCP)SH / Advisor / Instrumentation Laboratory, United States
Nicolle Ellious, MLS(ASCP) / Member, United States
Corinne R. Fantz, PhD, DABCC / Advisor / Roche Diagnostics, United States, Ended: Mar 12, 2024
Anna Fuezery, PhD, DABCC, FCACB, CPP / Member / Alberta Precision Laboratories , Canada
Shana Gaug / Advisor, United States
Mary Hammel, MLS (ASCP)CM / Member / UCHealth Laboratories , United States
Pam Hughes, MLS(ASCP) / Advisor / UNC Rex Hospital, United States
Ellis Jacobs, PhD, DABCC, FADLM / Advisor / EJ Clinical Consulting, LLC, United States
Sukhbir Kaur, PhD / Member, Canada
Michael Loeffelholz, PhD, D(ABMM) / Advisor / Cepheid, United States
Peggy A. Mann, MS, MT(ASCP) / Vice-Chairholder / The University of Texas Medical Branch, United States
Jeff Mayfield, PhD / Member / Siemens Healthineers, United States
Jeanne Mumford, MLS(ASCP) / Chairholder / John Hopkins Hospital, United States
Marianela Perez-Torres, MT, PhD / Member / US Food and Drug Administration, United States
Heather Stang, MS, MT / Advisor / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Jeannie M. Stubblefield, PhD, NRCC, FADLM / Member / University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, United States
Christiane Wright Donaldson, MBA/MHA, MT(AMT) / Member, United States

Expert Panel on Preexamination Processes (PRE)

Aparna Jha Ahuja, MD / Chairholder / Abbott Diagnostics - Lake Forest, IL , United States
Hashaka Alex / Member / Masaka Regional Referral Hospital , Uganda
Lakshmi Chandramohan, PhD, D(ABMM), MB(ASCP), NYSCQ / Vice-Chairholder / Neogenomics Laboratories, United States
Renfen Chen, PhD / Member, Australia
Loralee Coe, MT(ASCP), MPA / Advisor / VCU Health System, United States
Tanima Dwivedi, MD / Member / All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Mukesh Gandhi, CMLTO / Member / Dynacare (Brampton), Canada
Marla Martinez-Smith, MA, CMQ/OE(ASQ) / Advisor / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Fred Leland McClure, MSci, PhD, F-ABFT / Advisor / DTC, United States
Lori Morrow, MLT(CSMLS) / Advisor / Interior Health , Canada
Estelle Ninnemann, MLS(ASCP) / Member / ACL Laboratories , United States
Eric Nyirenda, MPH, BSc, ASQ-CMQ/OE, CSSBB, CQA, PMI-PMP / Member / Ministry of Health, Zambia, Zambia
Paulo Pereira, PhD / Advisor / Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation, Portugal
Ghazaleh Pourmahram, PhD, MICR / Member / Virtual Clinical & Scientific Consulting LTD, United Kingdom
Jean Tenuta, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, DLM, CQA(ASQ)CMQ/OE / Member, United States
Richard Y. Wang, DO / Member / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Grace Williams, PhD / Member / Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, United States

Expert Panel on Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Samira Ahmed / Member / Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Canada
Shannon Bennett, MS, MBA, CMQOE(ASQ) / Member / Mayo Clinic, United States
Genie Davis, BS / Member / Arkansas Department of Health, United States
Jessica DesLauriers, MLS(ASCP)cm / Member / Avera McKennan Laboratory, United States
Lorie Erikson, MS, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) / Member / FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, United States
James Fuller, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, DLM(ASCP), MB / Member / Oncohost, United States
Deanna Goyette / Advisor / London Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Jill Hancock / Advisor / Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
Debra Kuehl, MS, M(ASCP) / Chairholder / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Melissa Leaver / Advisor / Department of Defense, 711th HPW/PHE, Wright-Patterson AFB , United States
Dawn Maghakian, MS, RAC, MB(ASCP), CGMBS / Member / Delfi Diagnostics, Inc. , United States
Laura McClannan, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) / Vice-Chairholder / Oklahoma Blood Institute, United States
Josh Rifkin / Advisor, United States
E. Jayne Scoggin, BA, CT, CG, MB(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) / Member / ResearchDX, United States
Daniel J. Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, CQA(ASQ) / Advisor / Sentara Healthcare, United States
Janette Wassung / Member / Deceased, South Africa, Ended: Jan 22, 2024