Email

todd.lasco@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Scientific Director, Clinical Microbiology, Diagnostic Immunology, and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Education

PhD from Texas A&M Health Science Center

12/2002 - College Station, Texas United States

Medical Sciences

BA from Baylor University

12/1992 - Waco, Texas United States

Biology

Certifications

American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM)

#1135 (01/01/2022 - 12/31/2025)

American Society for Microbiology

The American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM), established by ASM in 1959, administers certifications recognized by federal and state governmental agencies as a significant component toward meeting licensure requirements to direct laboratories engaged in the microbiological diagnosis of human disease.

Selected Publications

• Watson KJ, Trautner B, Russo H, Phe K, Lasco T, Pipkins T, Lembcke B, Al Mohajer M. "Using clinical decision support to improve urine culture diagnostic stewardship, antimicrobial stewardship, and financial cost: A multicenter experience.." Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May;41(5):564-570. Pubmed PMID: 32131910
• Brehm T, Lasco T, Al Mohajer M. "The impact of direct inoculation of ascites into blood culture bottles on ascites culture positivity.." Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol.. 2024 May 17;4(1):e85. Pubmed PMID: 38774119
• Al Mohajer M, Lasco T. "The Impact of Initial Specimen Diversion Systems on Blood Culture Contamination.." Open Forum Infect Dis.. 2023 Apr 5;10(5):ofad182. Pubmed PMID: 37152189
• Pathak A, Pham C, Shay S, Lasco T, Al Mohajer M. "The impact of the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis panel on empiric antibiotic prescriptions in patients with suspected community-acquired meningitis." Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.. 2024 Jul 26;4(1):e104.

Memberships

American Society for Microbiology,