Dr. Paul Bourbeau
PAUL BOURBEAU, Ph.D., ABMM
Microbiology
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822-0131
1 800 695 6491
Dr. Bourbeau is an Associate of Geisinger Medical Laboratories at Geisinger Medical Center where he serves as the Director of Microbiology. He also serves as doctoral director for some of the Geisinger Regional Laboratories.
Education:
He received his Ph.D. from Temple University Medical School and completed his fellowship at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut.
Certifications:
Dr. Bourbeau is a Diplomate of the American Board of Microbiology and is certified in Medical and Public Health Microbiology with specialization in bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteriology, virology, and molecular diagnostics.
Professional Affiliations:
Dr. Bourbeau is a member of the American Society for Microbiology.
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
Bourbeau PP, Swartz BL. First Evaluation of the WASP, a New Automated Microbiology Plating Instrument. J Clin Microbiol 47 (4). 1101-1106, 2009.
Bourbeau PP, Scicchitano LM. Comparative Evaluation of the AccuProbe Group B Streptococcus. J Clin Microbiol 47. 3021-3023, 2009.
Riedel S, Bourbeau P, Swartz B, Brecher S, Carroll KC, Stamper PD, Dunne WM, McCardleT, Walk N. Fiebelkorn K, Sewell D, Richter SS, Beekmann S, Doern GV. Timing of specimen collection for blood cultures from febrile patients with bacteremia. J Clin Microbiol 46. 1381-1385, 2008.
Hinestrosa F, Madeira RG,Bourbeau PP. Severe gastroenteritis and hypovolemic shock caused by grimontia (vibrio) hollisae infection. J Clin Microbiol 45. 3462-3463, 2007.
Hinestrosa F, Djurkovic S, Bourbeau PP, Foltzer M. Propionibacterium acnes as a Cause of Prosthetic Valve Aortic Root Abscess. J Clin Microbiol 45. 259-261, 2007.
Kramer Sc, Ryan M,Bourbeau PP, Tyler WB,Elston DM. Fontana-positive grains in mycetoma caused by Microsporidium canis. Pediatr Dermatol 23. 473-475, 2006.
Sautter RL, Bills AL, Lang DL, Ruschell G, Heiter BJ, Bourbeau PP. Effects of Delayed Entry Conditions on the Recovery and Detection of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT and BACTED Blood Culture Bottles. J Clin Microbiol 44. 1245-1249, 2006.
Riley JA, Heiter BJ, Bourbeau PP. Comparative Recovery of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT Plastic and Glass FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles. J Clin Microbiol 43. 3244-3246, 2005.
Bourbeau PP, Foltzer M. Routine incubation of BacT/ALERT FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles Beyond Three Days May not Be Routinely Necessary. J Clin Micro 43. 2506-2509, 2005.
Bourbeau PP, Heiter BJ. Use of Swabs without Transport Media for the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test. J Clin Microbiol 42. 3207-321, 2004.
Boell K, Gotoff R, Foltzer M, Storm R, Bourbeau PP. Nocardia nova Pacemaker Pocket Infection with Associated Bacteremia. J Clin Microbiol 41. 5325-5326, 2003.
Bourbeau PP. The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in the Diagnosis and Management of Pharyngitis. J Clin Microbiol 41. 3467-3472, 2003.
Bourbeau PP, Heiter BJ. Evaluation of Copan swabs with liquid transport media for use in the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test. J Clin Microbiol 41. 2686-2689, 2003.
Bourbeau PP. The role of the microbiology laboratory in the diagnosis and management of pharyngitis. J Clin Microbiol 41. 3467-72, 2003.
Riley JA, Heiter BJ,Bourbeau PP. Comparative recovery of blood culture isolates from two BacT/ALERT FAN Aerobic blood culture bottles compared to one FAN Aerobic bottle and one FAN Anaerobic bottle. J Clin Microbiol 41. 213-217, 2003.
Other Publications:
Bourbeau PP. Just a Swab You Say??? Balderdash!!. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter 27, 19-23, 2005.
Abstracts, Posters, and Other Presentations:
Bourbeau PP. The Magnificent 7 Return: The 7 Questions You Should Be Asking About Blood Cultures. Grand Rounds Hazleton Hospital. Grand Rounds, Hazleton, PA, 06/2005.
Bourbeau PP. Groups A, C, and G beta-hemolytic Streptococci. Presentation American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 06/2005.
Bourbeau PP. Update: Topics for Your Office. Rational management of respiratory tract Infections in an Era of Antibiotic Resistance . Presentation 13th Annual Primary Care Update, State College, PA, 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Bird Flu and Beyond. Presentation Berwick Hospital , Berwick, PA , 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Algorithms that Work. Presentation American Society for Microbiology Fall Meeting, New York, NY, 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Bird Flu and Beyond . Presentation Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, PA , April 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Innovations in Microbiology Specimen Collection, Transport, and Processing. Symposium South-Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM), Detroit, MI, April 2008.
Bourbeau PP. Innovations in Microbiology Specimen Collection, Transport, and Processing. Symposium Truly Interested in Microbiology Society (T.I.I.M.S.), Cleveland, OH, April 2008.
Scicchitano, Lisa, Fran Tomashefski, Mindy Leberfinger, Barbara Heiter, Bourbeau P. Validation and . Poster Twenty-Sixth Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, April 25-28, 2010.
Tomashefski, Fran, Mindy Leberfinger and Paul P. Bourbeau. Comparative performance Characteristics of the Light Diagnostics Simulfluor DFA Antibody for Influenza A Testing During 2009 H1N1 Outbreak and the 2008 Seasonal Influenza Outbreak. 2010. Poster Twenty-Sixth Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, April 25-28,2010.
Bourbeau PP. Just a Swab You Say? Balderdash. Presentation South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, , February 2005.
Bourbeau PP. Rational management of respiratory tract Infections in an Era of Antibiotic Resistanc. Grand Rounds Clearfield Hospital, Clearfiled, PA, January 2005.
Swartz B,Bourbeau PP. Comparison of Physical Performance Characteristics (Absorption/Release) of Wound Bacteriology Swabs Compared to ESwabs Including Implications for Routine Use of Eswabs. Abstract C-168 2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology. Abstract 2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Mi2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology., Boston, MA, June 2008.
Swartz B, Bourbeau PP. Evaluation of Five Microbiology Swab- Collection Devices, Including the Use of a Modified M40-A Protocol for Testing ESwabs. Abstract C-167 2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology. Abstract 2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Mi2008 Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology., Boston, MA, June 2008.
Bourbeau PP. Microbiology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Presentation Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre, PA , May 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Resistance Testing Challenges: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Challenges in a Regional Healthcare System. ART Seminar ART, Baltimore, MD, May 2006.
Riley J, Shoemaker B, Jones K, Bourbeau PP. Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar with the IDI-MRSA Agar. Abstract C-106 American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 2006.
Tomashefski F, Leberfinger M, Bourbeau PP. Clinical Virology Symposium. Evaluation of Light Diagnostics HSV1/2 Typing DFA Kit for Direct Detection and Culture Confirmation of HSV1 and HSVT. Abstract M14 Twenty-Second Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater Beach, FL, May 2006.
Bourbeau PP. Resistance Testing Challenges: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Challenges in a Regional Healthcare System. ART Seminar ART, Miami, FL, May 2006.
Wywadis, Rachel E., Fran Tomashefski, and Paul P. Bourbeau. Use of a New Commercially Prepared Mucolytic Agent for Processing of Sputum and Tracheal Aspirate Specimens Prior to Plating on the WASP Instrument. Poster Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA, May 23-27, 2010.
Wywadis, Rachel E., Fran Tomashefski, and Paul P. Bourbeau. Comparison of Two Methods . Poster Annual Meeting American Society for Microbiology, San Diego, CA, May 23-27,2010.
Bourbeau PP. Just a Swab You Say? Balderdash. Microbiology Guest Lecture Series University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, November 2004.
Bourbeau PP. The Group A Streptococcus: A Pathogen for the Ages. Grand Rounds University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, November 2004.
Bourbeau PP. Resistance Testing Challenges. Management of Candida Infections: Onsite Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Needs. Symposium ART Seminar, Cleveland, OH, November 2007.
Bourbeau PP. Resistance Testing Challenges. Management of Candida Infections: Onsite Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Needs. Symposium ART Seminar, Boston, MA, November 2007.
Bourbeau PP. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Challenges in a Regional Healthcare System. Symposium ART Seminar, Cleveland, OH, November 2007.
Bourbeau PP. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Challenges in a Regional Healthcare System. Symposium ART Seminar, Boston, MA, November 2007.
Bourbeau PP. Avian Flu Update: Bird Flu and Beyond. Symposium Current Practices - Future Challenges: A Program for LPNs., Danville, PA, October 2007.
Moland ES, Bourbeau PP, Hanson ND, Thomsom KS. Cautions About AmpC Detection Tests. Abstract D1559 2007. 47th ICAAC Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2007.
