Ronald H. Laessig, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Laessig is Professor of Population Health Sciences and Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Dr. Laessig's research interests have long centered on the role of proficiency testing in quality assurance in the clinical laboratory. He is a former Chairman of the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee on Invitro Diagnostic Products, a former member of the AACC Board of Directors, Board Member, and Past President of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. He was Chairman of the Methodological Principles Working Group in the conference on "A National Understanding for the Development of Reference Materials and Methods for Clinical Chemistry." Dr. Laessig received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He did his post doctoral work at Princeton University and the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Representative Publications Laessig R, Ehrmeyer SS. Quality: the next six months. [Review] Clinical Chemistry 1997;43:903-907. Ehrmeyer SS, Laessig RH. A critical evaluation of the HHS proposed waived status requirements for in vitro diagnostic testing devices. Clinical Chemistry (submitted). Ehrmeyer SS, Laessig RH. Regulatory requirements (CLIA '88, JCAHO, CAP) for decentralized testing. [Review]. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 1995;104:S40-S49. Ehrmeyer SS, Laessig RH. Quality (r)evolution guildelines and practical implementation of quality management: The American (U.S.A.) perspective. Accredation and Quality Assurance Journal 1995;1:171-175. Laessig RH, Ehrmeyer SS. Data management of POCT: The vision. Medical Laboratory Observer 1995;27(S):2-6. Farrell PM, Aronson RA, Hoffman G, Laessig RH. Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in Wisconsin: First application of population-based molecular genetics testing. Wisconsin Medical Journal 1994;93:415-421. Ehrmeyer SS, Laessig RH. Monitoring clinical trials in multiple testing sites: Can good laboratory practice and proficiency testing assure uniform testing? Drug Information Journal 1994;28:1213-1223. Ehrmeyer SS, Burmeister BJ, Laessig RH. Laboratory performance in a state proficiency testing program: What can a laboratorian take home? Journal of Clinical Immunoassay 1994;17. Laessig RH. Reducing CLIA's regulatory burden: Aide to physician office or Machiavellian ploy? American Clinical Laboratory 1993;12(9). Laessig RH, Ehrmeyer SS, Leinweber JE. Health Care Financing Administration's new proficiency testing rules. Use of a statistical approach to predict long-term performance using the categories 'successful,' 'probation,' and 'suspended.' Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 1992;116:770-776. Hill BM, Laessig RH, Koch DD, Hassemer DJ. Comparison of plastic vs. glass evacuated serum-separator (SST) blood-drawing tubes for common clinical chemistry determinations. Clinical Chemistry 1992;38:1474-1478. Contact Information Ronald H. Laessig, Ph.D. State Lab of Hygiene University of Wisconsin Medical School Stovall Building, Room 235A 465 Henry Mall Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1578 USA Phone: (608) 262-0322, (608) 262-1293 Fax: (608) 262-3257 Email: rhl@prof.slh.wisc.edu