Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
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Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. And as the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
Dr. Andrea Linscott earned her PhD from University of North Texas in Denton. She completed her fellowship training in Clinical and Public Health Laboratory Microbiology at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Linscott is board certified by the American Board of Medical Microbiology and has been on staff since 2008.
Caruso LJ, Chang DD, Hovis KB, Linscott AJ, Goens EF, Yang T, Occhipinti E. Getting Ahead of the Curve: How Ochsner Became a Leader in SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Testing. Ochsner J. 2020 Summer;20(2):139-143. doi: 10.31486/toj.20.0055. PMID: 32612466; PMCID: PMC7310183.
Linscott, A.J., 2016. Section 2: Specimen Processing. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 4rd Ed. ASM Press. Washington, DC.
Humphries RM, Linscott AJ. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial gastroenteritis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2015 Jan;28(1):3-31.
Linscott, A.J. And SE. Sharp. 2015. Reagents, Stains, and Media: Parasitology. Chapter 134. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 10 ed. ASM Press. Washington, DC.
Linscott, A.J. 2014. Section editor. Clinical Laboratory Management. ASM Press. Washington, DC.
Passiment, E. and A.J. Linscott. 2014 Chapter 23. Effective Communication in Laboratory Management. Clinical Laboratory Management. ASM Press. Washington, DC.
Yoder JS, Straif-Bourgeois S, Roy SL, Moore TA, Visvesvara GS, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Wilson JD, Linscott AJ, Crager R, Kozak NA, Sriram R, Narayanan J, Mull B, Kahler AM, Schneeberger C, da Silva AJ, Poudel M, Baumgarten KL, Xiao L, Beach MJ. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov;55(9):e79-85.
Linscott, A. J. 2012. Rabies. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter. 34:177-180.
Linscott, A. J. 2011. Malaria in the United States – past and present. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter. 33:49-52.
Linscott, A. J. 2011. Food-borne illnesses. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter. 33:41-45
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