P. Rocco Lasala, MD

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
• BA, Mercer University, Macon, GA

Selected Publications:

• Rate of surface contamination in the operating suite during revision total joint arthroplasty. Dietz MJ, Bostian PA, Ernest EP, Klein AE, LaSala PR, Frye BM, Lindsey BA. Arthroplast Today. 2018 Oct 29;5(1):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.09.007. eCollection 2019 Mar. PMID: 31020031

• Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Candida species. McLeod N, Fisher M, Lasala PR. Infection. 2019 Jun;47(3):475-478. doi: 10.1007/s15010-019-01294-6. Epub 2019 Mar 13. PMID: 30868448

• Topical adjuvants incompletely remove adherent Staphylococcus aureus from implant materials. Ernest EP, Machi AS, Karolcik BA, LaSala PR, Dietz MJ. J Orthop Res. 2018 Jun;36(6):1599-1604. doi: 10.1002/jor.23804. Epub 2017 Nov 30. PMID: 29139579

• Unique Footprint in the scl1.3 Locus Affects Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of the Invasive M3-Type Group A Streptococcus. Bachert BA, Choi SJ, LaSala PR, Harper TI, McNitt DH, Boehm DT, Caswell CC, Ciborowski P, Keene DR, Flores AR, Musser JM, Squeglia F, Marasco D, Berisio R, Lukomski S. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2016 Aug 31;6:90. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00090. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27630827

• Multidisciplinary performance improvement team for reducing health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection. Waqar S, Nigh K, Sisler L, Fanning M, Tancin S, Brozik E, Jones R, Briggs F, Keller L, LaSala PR, Krautz S, Khakoo R. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Mar 1;44(3):352-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.022. Epub 2015 Nov 3. PMID: 26541068

 Link to PubMed for full list of publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=lasala+pr

Rapid laboratory diagnostics/techniques

Research Interests

• Rapid laboratory diagnostics/techniques
• Quality and efficiency in laboratory medicine

Medical Specialties

• Pathology

Board Certifications

• Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Special Training

• Fellowship, Medical Microbiology
  University of Texas Medical Branch, 2006
• Residency, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  University of Vermont, 2004