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Bobbi Pritt, MD, Pathology, Rochester, MN

BobbiSPrittMDMSc, DTM&H

Pathology Rochester, MN

Microbiology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Director of Clinical Parasitology, Co-Director, Vector-borne Diseases Laboratory Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Summary

  • Dr. Bobbi Pritt is a pathologist in Rochester, MN. She received her medical degree from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont and has been in practice 16 years. She specializes in microbiology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology and is experienced in ehrlichiosis, malaria, babesiosis, vector-borne diseases, and infectious disease pathology.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Medical Microbiology, 2007
  • University of Vermont Medical Center
    University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2006
  • University of Vermont Medical Center
    University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2001 - 2005
  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
    University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 2001
  • State University of New York College at Geneseo
    State University of New York College at GeneseoB.S., Research: Optic/Neural pathways in Aplysia, Summa Cum Laude, 1993 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Medical Microbiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Teaching Award College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2015
  • DLMP Innovation & Leadership Award in Education - Consultant Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2013
  • Outstanding Speaker Award American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2012-2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American ...  
    Kimberle C Chapin, Peter H Gilligan, Sheldon Campbell, Robin Patel, Bobbi S Pritt, Joseph D Schwartzman, Melvin P Weinstein, Sandra S Richter, Karen C Carroll, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Human infection with Ehrlichia muris-like pathogen, United States, 2007-2013  
    Johnson DKH, Schiffman EK, Davis JP, Neitzel DF, Sloan LM, Nicholson WL, Fritsche TR, Steward CR, Ray JA, Miller TK, Feist MA, Uphoff TS, Franson JJ, Livermore AL, Dee..., Emerg Infect Dis, 1/1/2015
  • Molecular Diagnostics in the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infection  
    Pritt BS, Methods in Microbiology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile with the cobas Cdiff Test from Stool Specimens of Patients from the United States.
    Hiergeist A, Foerster S, Sloan L, Pritt B, Osieki JC, Lewinski M, Reischl U, American Society for Microbiology 115th General Meeting, 1/2/2015
  • Update on the Novel Pathogenic Borrelia Species Causing Lyme Borreliosis in the Upper Midwestern United States.
    Pritt BS, Hoang Johnson DK, Neitzel DF, Mead PS, Davis JP, Schiffman E, Sloan LM, Schreifer ME, Respicio-Kingry LB, Replogle AD, Paskewitz SM, Ray JA, Bjork J, Steward..., American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 64th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
  • Use of a Novel Real-Time FRET PCR assay for detection of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever group Borrelia from Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Wisconsin (2013-2014).
    Tyner HL, Sloan LM, Paskewitz SM, Hoang Johnson DK, Lee X, Pritt BS, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 64th Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Creepy Crawley Cases in Parasitology 
    1/1/2015
  • Recognition of Novel Ehrlichia and Borrelia Spp. Infections of Humans in the Upper Midwestern United States. 
    Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2015
  • A Practical Approach to Infectious Disease Pathology 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Tick Season is Now Upon Us! 
    Pritt BS, Mayo Clinic Emerging Medicine blog
    Emblog.mayo.edu
    1/15/2015
  • Stay Safe this Summer 
    Pritt BS, Know the ABCs of Ticks Mayo Medical Laboratories blog
    1/1/2015
  • Pathology Case of the Week. 
    Pritt BS, Mayo Clinic Pathways:Pathology Case
    1/1/2015
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Authored Content

  • IDWeek 2018: Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful ParasitesOctober 2018
  • IDWeek 2018: Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful ParasitesOctober 2018

Press Mentions

  • What to Know About Tick, Lyme Season Following a Mild Winter
    What to Know About Tick, Lyme Season Following a Mild WinterApril 27th, 2023
  • The New Normal: Tips to Help You Get Fit and Healthy for Summer
    The New Normal: Tips to Help You Get Fit and Healthy for SummerApril 10th, 2023
  • Pathology Labs Making Progress on Removing Race for Kidney Function Estimates
    Pathology Labs Making Progress on Removing Race for Kidney Function EstimatesJanuary 26th, 2023
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