Clinical Laboratory
Working behind the scenes to care for our communities
Our clinical laboratory scientists use the nation’s most advanced technology to deliver accurate information that helps inform healthcare decisions for our patients.
Why Northwell
44,000,000+
Tests performed at 27 labs including our Core Labs2,400
Blood draws conducted each day by our Phlebotomists including at our Patient Service Center, nursing homes and LabFly101,000
Square feet of our new Core Lab, the largest health system-based lab in the region36,000
Square feet of our new microbiology lab. The largest Kiestra Micro automated line in the U.S1,400 +
Patients seen daily at our Patient Service Centers2,500 +
Lab employees in our system20
Best practice groups within our laboratory service line
120 +
Our laboratory testing rate has grown 10% on average each year since 2016
Completed > 2.8 million
COVID PCR and Antibody tests since March 2020
Invested >$30 million
in COVID testing equipment and lab supplies since the beginning of the pandemic to handle the surge
Northwell Health is making headlines:
Dr. Dwayne Breining, Executive Director of Northwell Health Labs ranked #3 in Long Island Business News’ Power 30
44,000,000+
Tests performed at 27 labs including our Core Labs
2,400
Blood draws conducted each day by our Phlebotomists including at our Patient Service Center, nursing homes and LabFly
101,000
Square feet of our new Core Lab, the largest health system-based lab in the region
36,000
Square feet of our new microbiology lab. The largest Kiestra Micro automated line in the U.S
1,400 +
Patients seen daily at our Patient Service Centers
2,500 +
Lab employees in our system
20
Best practice groups within our laboratory service line
120 +
Our laboratory testing rate has grown 10% on average each year since 2016
Completed > 2.8 million
COVID PCR and Antibody tests since March 2020
Invested >$30 million
in COVID testing equipment and lab supplies since the beginning of the pandemic to handle the surge
Northwell Health is making headlines:
Dr. Dwayne Breining, Executive Director of Northwell Health Labs ranked #3 in Long Island Business News’ Power 30
Get to know Northwell’s lab service line
Career growth
Seeromanie Prashad
Current position:
Manager, Clinical Laboratory Operations, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2017
Manager, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2014
Supervisor, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2012
Laboratory Technologist, Blood Bank, Northwell Health Laboratories
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Shanker Deonandan
Current position:
Assistant Vice President, Pathology / Laboratory Service Line
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2014
Senior Administrative Director, Pathology / Laboratory Service Line
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2010
Administrative Director, Clinical Laboratories, North Shore University Hospital
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2006
Administrative Director, Anatomic Pathology, North Shore University Hospital
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2005
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology, North Shore University Hospital
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2004
Senior Pathologist Assistant, North Shore University Hospital
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Francalisa Matulich
Current position:
Manager, Clinical Laboratory Safety, Quality Management, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2018
Laboratory Safety Officer, Quality Management, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2017
Educator, Core Laboratory, Northwell Health Laboratories
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2016
Laboratory Technologist, Microbiology, Northwell Health Laboratories
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