PaulRoccoLaSalaMD

Pathology • Morgantown, WV

Microbiology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Associate Professor, Pathology, West Virginia University SOM

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Office
WVUH
One Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26501
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Education & Training

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Medical Microbiology, 2004 - 2006
University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1999 - 2003
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2022 - 2025
WV State Medical License 2009 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2010
VT State Medical License 1999 - 2004
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Burkholderia collagen-like protein 8, Bucl8, is a unique outer membrane component of a putative tetrapartite efflux pump in Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia ...
Megan E Grund, Soo J. Choi, Dudley H. McNitt, Mariette Barbier, Gangqing Hu, P. Rocco LaSala, Christopher K. Cote, Rita Berisio, Slawomir Lukomski> ;Plos One. 2020 Nov 23
1 citations
Prospective assessment of Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile colonization and acquisition in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
Kristin Austin, Michael Sweet, Eric Likar, P. Rocco LaSala, Amanda Murray, Sijinijin Wen, Kelly G. Ross, Abraham S. Kanate, Lauren Veltri, Rebekahebekah Matuga, Aaron ...> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2020 Aug 7
Rate of surface contamination in the operating suite during revision total joint arthroplasty.
Dietz, M. J.,Bostian, P. A.,Ernest, E. P.,Klein, A. E.,LaSala, P. R.,Frye, B. M.,Lindsey, B. A.> ;Arthroplast Today. 2019 Apr 26
10 citations
Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Candida species.
Nathan McLeod, Melanie Fisher, P. Rocco LaSala> ;Infection. 2019 Mar 13
19 citations
Topical adjuvants incompletely remove adherent Staphylococcus aureus from implant materials.
Emily P. Ernest, Anthony Machi, Brock A. Karolcik, Paul R. LaSala, Matthew J. Dietz> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2018 Jun 1
12 citations
Unique Footprint in the scl1.3 Locus Affects Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of the Invasive M3-Type Group A Streptococcus.
Beth A. Bachert, Soo J. Choi, Paul R. LaSala, Tiffany Harper, Dudley H. McNitt, Dylan T. Boehm, Clayton C. Caswell, Pawel Ciborowski, Douglas R. Keene, Anthony R. Flor...> ;Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2016 Aug 31
7 citations
Multidisciplinary performance improvement team for reducing health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection.
Sana Waqar, Kathy Nigh, Lori Sisler, Mary Fanning, Steven Tancin, Erin Brozik, Rebekah Jones, Frank Briggs, Lisa Keller, P. Rocco LaSala, Sam Krautz> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Mar 1
8 citations
Granulicatella adiacens, an unusual causative agent in chronic dacryocystitis.
Cristy A. Ku, Blake Forcina, Paul R. LaSala, John Nguyen> ;Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 2015 Apr 14
5 citations
Comparison of immune response to the influenza vaccine in obese and nonobese healthcare workers.
Michael Sweet, Jonathan A. McCullers, Paul R. Lasala, Frank Briggs, Anne Smithmyer> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Mar 1
61 citations
Nocardiosis in 132 patients with cancer: microbiological and clinical analyses.
Huan Ling Wang, Yiel Hea Seo, P. Rocco LaSala, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, Xiang-Yang Han> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2014 Oct 1
12 citations
Aspergillus Collagen-Like Genes (acl): Identification, Sequence Polymorphism, and Assessment for PCR-Based Pathogen Detection
Kiril Tuntevski, Brandon C. Durney, Anna K. Snyder, P. Rocco LaSala, Ajay P. Nayak, Brett J. Green, Donald H. Beezhold, Rita V. M. Rio, Lisa A. Holland, Slawomir Lukomski> ;Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2013 Dec 15
23 citations
Quantitative Fecal Lactoferrin in Toxin-Positive and Toxin-Negative Clostridium difficile Specimens
P. Rocco LaSala, Tariq Ekhmimi, A. Kate Hill, Imran Farooqi, Peter L. Perrotta> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2013 Jan 1
7 citations
Comparison of analytical and clinical performance of three methods for detection of Clostridium difficile.
P. Rocco LaSala, Annika M. Svensson, Amin A. Mohammad, Peter L. Perrotta> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2012 Apr 27
8 citations
Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis: first case in North America.
Diego G. Espinosa-Heidmann, Brian McMillan, P. Rocco LaSala, Jonathan Stanley, Cristoforo R. Larzo> ;International Ophthalmology. 2012 Jan 6
5 citations
Pathology consultation on detection of Clostridium difficile.
Annika M Svensson, P. Rocco LaSala, Scientists> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2012 Jan 1
16 citations
Comparison of Traditional Phenotypic Identification Methods with Partial 5′ 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Species-Level Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Ba...
Joann L. Cloud, Dag Harmsen, Peter C. Iwen, James J. Dunn, Gerri S. Hall, Paul Rocco Lasala, Karen Hoggan, Deborah A. Wilson, Gail L. Woods, Alexander Mellmann> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2010 Apr 1
30 citations
Tick-Borne Flaviviruses
P. Rocco LaSala, Michael R. Holbrook> ;Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2010 Mar 1
8 citations
Lack of galactomannan reactivity in dematiaceous molds recovered from cancer patients with phaeohyphomycosis.
Ronen Ben-Ami, P. Rocco LaSala, Russell E. Lewis, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2010 Feb 1
88 citations
Stimulated Innate Resistance of Lung Epithelium Protects Mice Broadly against Bacteria and Fungi
Scott E. Evans, Brenton L. Scott, Cecilia G. Clement, Derek T. Larson, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Russell E. Lewis, P. Rocco LaSala, Jennifer Pawlik, Johnny W. Peterso...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2010 Jan 1
Evaluation of an Abbreviated Protocol for Cytomegalovirus pp65 Antigenemia Testing
P. Rocco LaSala, Joe Yarsa, Dûng V. Nguyen, Xiang Y. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2009 Apr 1
17 citations
Disseminated subcutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia farcinica diagnosed by FNA biopsy and 16S ribosomal gene sequencing.
Ronald M. Angeles, P. Rocco LaSala, Cristina V. Fanning> ;Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2008 Apr 1
38 citations
Emergence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in a cancer centre linked to increased linezolid utilization
Victor E. Mulanovich, Michael D. Huband, Sandra P. McCurdy, M. Megan Lemmon, Mary Kay Lescoe, Ying Jiang, Kenneth V. I. Rolston, P. Rocco LaSala> ;The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2010 Sep 1
16 citations
First Reported Infections Caused by Three Newly Described Genera in the Family Xanthomonadaceae
P. Rocco LaSala, Jonathan Segal, Faye S. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, Xiang-Yang Han> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2007 Feb 1
Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry in comparison to 16S rRNA gene sequencing for species identification of nonf...
Mellmann, A., Cloud, J., Maier, T., Keckevoet, U., Ramminger, I., Iwen, P., Dunn, J., Hall, G., Wilson, D., Lasala, P., Kostrzewa, M., Harmsen, D.> ;J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jun
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Hospital Affiliations

West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, West Virginia
UConn, John Dempsey HospitalFarmington, Connecticut