Samia Nidal Naccache, PhD
Discipline Director, Infectious Disease (Routine and Esoteric Microbiology) Divisional Technical Director of Microbiology Laboratories , West Division
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Dr. Naccache earned her undergraduate degree from Pomona College, PhD from the University at California, San Diego and completed postdoctoral fellowships in virology at The Scripps Research Institute, laboratory medicine at the University of California San Francisco, and in medical and public health microbiology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM). She is also a board-certified medical lab scientist and California public health microbiologist.
Dr. Naccache serves as the technical director for Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology for the West Division of Labcorp. Additionally, she is a co-discipline director for Routine and Esoteric Microbiology. Her interests within routine and molecular microbiology include antimicrobial susceptibility testing and viral diagnostics, as well as mentoring the next generation of clinical microbiologists.
Dr. Naccache has over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Areas of Support: Esoteric Microbiology, Routine Microbiology
Board Certifications: American Board of Medical Microbiology
Publications:
Notable Roles:
- 2023-2026: Chair, Clinical Microbiology Mentorship Subcommittee (ASM Clinical and Public Health Microbiology Committee)
- Advisor: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.
Office Location:
Seattle, Washington