Clinical Laboratory Sections and Medical Directorships

Ann Gronowski, PhD, BJH Laboratory CLIA Medical Director

Chemistry Section Head: Christopher Farnsworth, PhD

Microbiology Section Heads: Melanie Yarbrough, PhD

Molecular Section Heads: Bijal Parikh, MD, PhD and Molly Schroeder, PhD

Hematopathology/Coagulation/Flow Cytometry Section Head: Cara Shirai, PhD

Transfusion Medicine Section Heads: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD and Chang Liu, MD, PhD

Clinical Informatics Section Head: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD


Saint Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH)

Stephen Roper, PhD, CLIA Medical Director Pediatric Laboratory SLCH

Clinical Laboratories and Medical Directors:


Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (BJWCH)

Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director


Shriners Hospital St. Louis

Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director

Stephen Roper, PhD, Associate Laboratory Medical Director


Memorial Hospital: Belleville & Shiloh

Ann Gronowski, PhD, Laboratory CLIA Medical Director

Clinical Laboratories and Medical Directors: