Peter L. Perrotta, MD

Selected Publications:

• Schifman RB, Perrotta PL, Souers R, Blond BJ. A Q-Probes study involving utilization of free PSA, factor V Leiden and hepatitis A serology tests. Arch Pathol Lab Med. Feb 2019;143(2):151-56. PMID: 30203988.
• Bowman Z, Fei N, Ahn J, Wen S, Cumpston A, Shah N, Craig M, Perrotta PL, Kanate AS. Single versus double-unit transfusion: Safety and efficacy for patients with hematologic malignancies. Eur J Haematol. Jan 2019 Epub. PMID: 30664281.
• Ducatman AM, Tacker DH, Ducatman BS, Long D, Perrotta PL, Lawther H, Pennington K, Lander O, Warden M, Failinger C, Halbritter K, Pellegrino R, Treese M, Stead JA, Glass E, Cianciaruso L, Nau KC. Quality improvement intervention for reduction of redundant testing. Academic Pathology 2017;4, 1-10.
• Tacker DH, Perrotta PL. Quality Monitoring Approach for Optimizing Antinuclear Antibody Screening Cutoffs and Testing Workflow. J Appl Lab Med. 2017;1(6), 678-89.
• Khimani F, Perrotta PL, Hobbs GR, Hogan TF. Non-association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms with homocysteine levels, venous, or arterial thromboses in 1,141 North-central Appalachian patients. Cancer and Clinical Oncology. 2016;5(2), 21-28.
• Perrotta PL, Karcher DS. Validating laboratory results in electronic health records - A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. Sep 2016;140(9):926-31. PMID:27575266.
• Galanakis DK, Spitzer ED, Perrotta P, Nagaswami C, Marchi R, Spitzer S, Refailovich M, Smith RE, Zhang L, Marmorat C, Weisel JW. Thrombosis-associated anti-fibrinogen IgG1 κ impairs fibrin polymerization and enhances platelet activation. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2016;Feb 4. PMID: 26849715
• Darcy TP, Barasch SP, Souers RJ, Perrotta PL. Test cancellation - A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016;140(2):125-33. PMID: 26910216
• Smolkin MB, Almubarak M, Perrotta PL. Trends in lung cancer molecular testing. West Virginia Medical Journal. 2015;111(5):40-5.
• Meier FA, Souers R, Howantiz PJ, Tworek JA, Perrotta PL, Nakhleh RE, Karcher DS, Bashleben C, Darcy TP, Schifman RB, Jones BA. Seven Q-track monitors of laboratory quality drive general performance improvement. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2015;139(6):762-75. PMID: 26030245
• Tacker DH, Topardo J, Mahaffey C, Perrotta PL. Workflow analysis comparing manual and automated sample processing for mass spectrometry based vitamin D testing.  Lab Medicine. 2014;45(4):361-7. PMID: 25316669
• Howanitz PJ, Perrotta PL, Bashleben CP, Meier FA, Ramsey GE, Massie LW, Zimmerman RL, Karcher DS. Twenty five years of accomplishments of the College of American Pathologists Q-probes programs for clinical pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014;138(9):1141-9. PMID: 25171696
• Perrotta PL, Jones R, Souers RJ, Darcy TP, Howanitz PJ. Frequency monitoring of hemoglobin A1c, low-density lipoprotein, and urine protein laboratory testing – A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes Study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014;138(8):1009-14. PMID: 25076291
• Abbott ARCHITECT iPhenytoin assay versus similar assays for measuring free phenytoin concentrations.Tacker DH, Robinson R, Perrotta PL.Labmedicine. 2014;45(2):176-181.