Joel E. Mortensen, PhD
- Director, Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory (Microbiology and Virology)
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
About
Biography
My research interests involve developing testing methods for infectious diseases via clinical research trials. The type of goals my colleagues and I are attempting to reach through our research is to reduce the time it takes to detect infectious diseases as well as improve the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic testing by applying cutting-edge technologies.
The patient care I specialize in involves diagnostic testing for infectious diseases. I was inspired to become a healthcare provider and work with children through a deep personal identification with this particular mission.
I have provided direction to the diagnostic laboratory to ensure the highest quality of results for our patients and I have provided consultation services to the healthcare staff in clinical microbiology. I’ve pursued expanding rapid testing approaches in a clinical microbiology laboratory and in outpatient settings.
I have more than 30 years of clinical microbiology experience and first joined the team at Cincinnati Children’s in 1991. In collaboration with faculty and fellows at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, I have participated in more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, text chapters and case studies. Our research has been published in numerous respected journals, such as Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, and Pediatric Quality and Safety.
BS: Mount Union College, Alliance, OH, 1979.
PhD: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1983.
Residency: Accredited Postdoctoral Residence Program in Medical and Public Health Microbiology; Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Pathology, Houston, TX, 1983-85.
Certification: Certified Laboratory Consultant, American Medical Technologists, 1998.
Interests
Application of rapid testing methods into the clinical microbiology laboratory and outpatient settings; LEAN manufacturing processes applied to clinical microbiology.
Services and Specialties
Interests
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of fastidious pediatric pathogens.
Research Areas
Publications
Can the single-breath alveolar volume be adjusted to estimate true total lung capacity?. European Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2025; 12:2470002.
Calibration of bronchial methacholine challenge: addressing dose accuracy and practicality. European Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2025; 12:2546678.
Pulmonary diffusing capacity and dyspnoea following COVID-19: Insights from multicentre datasets. Data in Brief. 2025; 62:111925.
Polymerase chain reaction fails to detect mixed malaria infections in siblings from Ethiopia. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 2025; 31:102777.
Drug Utilisation of Radium-223 Under Routine Clinical Practice (DIRECT) in Europe: A Post-Authorisation Safety Study. Oncology and Therapy. 2025; 13:595-616.
Enhanced detection of patients with previous COVID-19: superiority of the double diffusion technique. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 2025; 12:e002561.
Disinfection of Neonatal Resuscitation Equipment in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons From a Mixed-Methods Implementation Experience in Kenya. Global Health: Science and Practice Journal. 2025; 13:e2300398.
Pulmonary adaptations to 12 wk of supervised high intensity interval training in COPD: a nonrandomized controlled pilot study. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 2025; 138:1543-1559.
Dual test gas pulmonary diffusing capacity in patients with idiopathic scoliosis 40 years after diagnosis. Experimental Physiology. 2025; 110:610-622.
Survival in Patients With Evidence of Pulmonary Thromboembolism on Ventilation-Perfusion SPECT 12 Weeks After Double Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clinical Transplantation. 2025; 39:e70103.
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