24-Hour Emergency Telephone Service
206-418-5500 connects to Communicable Disease Epidemiology staff. They will contact the appropriate laboratory staff.
Public Health Laboratories
Administration, Main Office
Phone: 206-418-5400
FAX: 206-367-1790 - DON'T send patient information to this FAX – it is not a secure line.
Hours of operations: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Address: 1610 N.E. 150th Street, Shoreline, WA, 98155.
Vincent Aoki, Acting Laboratory Director
Vincent Aoki, Ph.D HCLD (ABB)
Phone: 206-418-5709
Shelley Lankford, Environmental Laboratory Sciences Director
Shelley Lankford
Phone: 206-418-5520
This office provides technical assistance, training, and testing related to environmental contaminants, including expertise in environmental microbiology, marine biotoxins in shellfish, radiation chemistry, and inorganic and organic chemistry for environmental samples of public health significance.
Roxanne Meek, Director of Operations
Roxanne Meek
Phone: 206-418-5490
Responsibilities include building and equipment maintenance, mail and specimen intake, kit preparation and distribution, and glassware and media production that enable laboratories to carry out testing and respond effectively to public health needs.
Anna Pickett, Acting Newborn Screening Director
Anna Pickett
Phone: 206-418-5391
This office tests infants born in Washington State for treatable disorders, as determined by the State Board of Health, that may not otherwise be detected before developmental disability or death occurs. We provide population based laboratory screening of all infants born in the state in conjunction with follow-up services, specialized diagnosis and treatment systems.
Brian Hiatt, Public Health Microbiology Director
Brian Hiatt
Phone: 206-418-5471
This office performs a wide variety of diagnostic and surveillance testing in support of the Department of Health’s mission. Activities include isolation, identification, drug sensitivity determination, and/or confirmation of etiological agents of public health and epidemiological concern. Advanced molecular methods are used to guide outbreak investigations and inform public health action.
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