Pathology

Paul J. Jannetto, PhD, MT (ASCAP)

Associate Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Director, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, Froedtert Hospital/Dynacare Laboratories
Director, Rapid Response Laboratory, Froedtert Hospital/Dynacare Laboratories
Director, Community Memorial Medical Commons Limited Service Laboratory, Froedtert Hospital/Dynacare Laboratories
Co-Director, Heme-oncology Limited Service Laboratory, Froedtert Hospital/Dynacare Laboratories

Paul J. Jannetto, PhD, MT (ASCP), is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.  He also serves as the Director of Clinical Chemistry/Toxicology, Director of the Rapid Response Lab, Director of Community Memorial Medical Commons Lab, and Co-director of the Hemeoncology Lab at Dynacare Laboratories.  Dr. Jannetto is also the Director of the Clinical Chemistry/Toxicology Rotation for the Pathology Resident Training Program and is the Associate Director for the Fellowship in Laboratory Medicine:Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology ComACC certified Postdoctoral Training Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Jannetto has been actively involved in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) where he has participated in the TDM, POCT, and Molecular Pathology divisions. In the past, he has served on both the local level as the Chair of the Chicago Section of AACC, and the national level as a member Nominating Committee. In 2002, he received the Lemeul J. Bowie Young Investigator award from the Chicago Section of AACC and a Van Slyke Society grant for his research on the use of Pharmacogenomics for Pain Management. In 2008, he received the Young Investigator Award from the TDM and Toxicology division of AACC. Dr. Jannetto is also a member of the Association for Molecular Pathology and is the Past-President of the Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.

Research Interests

• Clinical Chemistry
• Clinical Toxicology
• Laboratory Management
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Pharmacogenomics
• Point of Care Testing
• Therapeutic Drug Management
• Nanotechnology

Professional Background

• Worked five years as a Medical Technologist for Medical Science Laboratories
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin (2004 - 2009)
• Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin (2009 - Present)

Educational Background

• BS, Clinical Laboratory Science-Medical Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
• PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Pharmacogenomics and Proteomics, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Board Certifications

• ABCC Board Eligible
• ASCP (1996)

Selected Publications

• Jannetto PJ, and Bratanow NC. Utilization of Pharmacogenomics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Opioid Pain Management. Pharmacogenomics 2009;10(7):1157-67.
• Lefferts JA, Jannetto P, and Tsongalis GJ. Evaluation of the Nanosphere Verigene® System and the Verigene® F5/F2/MTHFR Nucleic Acid Tests. Exp. Mol. Pathology 2009 (Epub ahead of print).
• Jannetto PJ, Laleli-Sahin E, and Wong SH. Pharmacogenomic genotyping methodologies. Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. 2004;42(11):1256-64.