Nathan C. Clemons, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM

Assistant Director of Clinical Microbiology, Assistant Professor of Pathology

Dr. Clemons is an Associate Professor of Pathology, an Assistant Medical Laboratory Director of Clinical Microbiology in the section of Laboratory Medicine, and a member of the Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Clemons has administrative oversight, liaison, and consultation responsibilities in bacteriology, sexual health testing, ophthalmic microbiology, and community hospital laboratory microbiology.

Clinical Goals and Expertise

Dr. Clemons’ clinical goals and projects are centered on providing world class, high quality, and cost-effective diagnostics for our clients. Dr. Clemons works with an outstanding team of laboratory professionals that conducts clinical analysis on human specimens for infectious disease diagnoses and antimicrobial testing. He also has expertise in laboratory management, laboratory automation, method & instrument verification & validation, and laboratory test results interpretation. Cumulatively, ensuring the most reliable and timely results for physicians and patients, to help provide rapid diagnoses and life-saving treatment options.

Specialties

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Testing
Medical Laboratory Science & Diagnostics

Certifications

The American Board of Medical Microbiology - Medical & Public Health Microbiology
American Society for Clinical Pathology - Medical Laboratory Scientist

National Societies

American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Clinical Pathology

Education & Training
Medical Fellowship - ASM CPEP Medical & Public Health Laboratory Microbiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2022
PhD - Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
MS - Medical Laboratory Science, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Illinois, 2020
MS - Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
BS - Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
Research Interests

Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Resistances & Diagnostics
Antimicrobial Systems Platform Development
Microbial Genomics and Sequencing
Health Disparities in Microbiological Testing

Representative Publications

View Dr. Clemons' publications on PubMed