Robin Chamberland, Ph.D., DABMM

Adjunct associate professor
Department of Pathology

Medical director
SSM Health St. Louis Microbiology Laboratory

Courses Taught

Microbiology for Infectious Disease Fellows, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Microbiology for Clinical Microbiology Fellows, Washington University School of Medicine (visiting rotation) and Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Education

Fellowship
Medical and public health microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine

Doctor of Philosophy
Microbiology and immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Practice Areas

Clinical microbiology
Molecular microbiology

Research Interests

Laboratory automation
Lab stewardship
Integration of healthy system microbiology laboratory operations

Labs and Facilities

SSM Health St. Louis Microbiology Laboratory

Publications and Media Placements

Recent Publications

Cyr E, Argotsinger J, Beck ET, Chamberland RR, Clark AE, Daniels AR, Liesman R, Fisher M, Gialanella P, Hand J, Harrington AT, Humphries RM, Huse H, Hamilton-Seth R, Hankins JD, Kufel WD, Riddell SW, Mehta M, Demkowicz R, Mochon AB, Salimnia H, Khan A, Pierce VM, Potula R, Tekle T, Simner PJ, Tibbetts RJ, Vu C, Abbo LM, Martinez O, Dumm RE, Mutnal MB, Jenkins TC, Chávez V, Pinargote P, Bowling J, Munson E, Zurawski DV, Nicolau DP, Asempa TE; Acinetobacter baumannii Complex National Biorepository (ACNBio) Study Group. Antimicrobial activity of sulbactam-durlobactam against Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex strains causing non-respiratory and non-bloodstream infections from the United States (2023-2025). Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Mar 23;14(5):e0328925. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03289-25. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41869812; PMCID: PMC13141879.
Poowanawittayakom N, Jayawarden R, Chamberland R, Gill C. Unraveling the Risks: Epidemiology of Complicated Pneumococcal Bloodstream Infections. Cureus. 2025 Nov 23;17(11):e97585. doi: 10.7759/cureus.97585. PMID: 41450351; PMCID: PMC12727207.
Morelan J, Hou R, Chamberland R, Gill CM. Cefepime failure for the treatment of cefepime-susceptible, KPC-producing Escherichia coli emphysematous cystitis. ASM Case Rep. 2025 Jul 31;1(6):e00094-25. doi: 10.1128/asmcr.00094-25. PMID: 41244277; PMCID: PMC12584169.
Buyukyanbolu E, Argotsinger J, Beck ET, Chamberland RR, Clark AE, Daniels AR, Liesman R, Fisher M, Gialanella P, Hand J, Harrington AT, Humphries RM, Huse H, Hamilton-Seth R, Hankins JD, Kufel WD, Riddell SW, Marino J, Westblade LF, Mochon AB, Narayanan N, Kirn TJ, Pierce VM, Potula R, Tekle T, Simner PJ, Tibbetts RJ, Vu C, Abbo LM, Martinez O, Dumm RE, Nicolau DP, Asempa TE; Acinetobacter baumannii Complex National Biorepository (ACNBio) Study Group. Activity of ampicillin-sulbactam, sulbactam-durlobactam, and comparators against Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex strains isolated from respiratory and bloodstream sources: results from ACNBio study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 Aug 6;69(8):e0037925. doi: 10.1128/aac.00379-25. Epub 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40673757; PMCID: PMC12326961.
Gill CM, Chamberland R, Abate G. Implications of Intravenous and Inhaled Amikacin Breakpoint Reporting for Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Isolates. Pathogens. 2025 Jun 12;14(6):583. doi: 10.3390/pathogens14060583. PMID: 40559591; PMCID: PMC12195776.
Fouad A, Bobenchik AM, Chamberland R, Clark AE, Huse HK, Martin IW, Mochon AB, Munson E, Sfeir MM, Srodon M, Taylor K, Wang Y, Westblade LF, Nicolau DP, Asempa TE. Activity of novel ceftibuten-avibactam, ceftazidime-avibactam, and comparators against a challenge set of Enterobacterales from outpatient centers and nursing homes across the United States (2022-2024). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 May 7;69(5):e0186724. doi: 10.1128/aac.01867-24. Epub 2025 Apr 3. PMID: 40178307; PMCID: PMC12057334.
Phan C, Tsai K, Gill CM, Chamberland R, Hendrix C, Hou R. Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated From a Patient in a Midwestern U.S. Hospital With a History of Indian Travel: Therapeutic Strategies and Clinical Outcomes. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2025 Jan 31;2025:8155592. doi: 10.1155/crdi/8155592. PMID: 39949481; PMCID: PMC11824306.
Patel M, Gill CM, Chamberland R, Heflin T, Mehringer R. Impact of adjunct bezlotoxumab for preventing Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence in patients post - hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2026 Jun;32(4):676-681. doi: 10.1177/10781552241310099. Epub 2025 Jan 26. PMID: 39865797.
Beery J, Roberston K, Hynes A, Douglas A, Peters J, Freedle R, Chamberland R, Reilly K, Abate G. Campylobacter gastroenteritis and bacteremia in an asplenic patient with a recent history of Yersinia Enterocolitis: Case report and literature review. IDCases. 2024 May 6;36:e01984. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01984. PMID: 38765799; PMCID: PMC11101928.
Guenette A, Chamberland R, Randall H, Abu Al Rub F. A Kidney Transplant Patient Suffering From Embolic Phenomenon. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 6;76(1):172-174. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac002. PMID: 36617239.
Carpenter K, Etemady-Deylamy A, Costello V, Khasawneh M, Chamberland R, Tian K, Donlin M, Moreira-Walsh B, Reisenbichler E, Abate G. Cryptococcal chest wall mass and rib osteomyelitis associated with the use of fingolimod: A case report and literature review. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Sep 7;9:942751. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.942751. PMID: 36160166; PMCID: PMC9491343.
Wang G, Stapleton JT, Baker AW, Rouphael N, Creech CB, El Sahly HM, Stout JE, Jackson L, Charbek E, Leyva FJ, Tomashek KM, Tibbals M, Miller A, Frey S, Niemotka S, Wiemken TL, Beydoun N, Alaaeddine G, Turner N, Walter EB, Chamberland R, Abate G. Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex With and Without Coinfections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Jul 26;9(8):ofac375. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac375. PMID: 35959208; PMCID: PMC9361173.
Hanson J, Etemady-Deylamy A, Frisby J, D'Addario J, Smeds M, Chamberland R, Guo H, Abate G. Femoral artery aneurysm with large hematoma from Pasteurella: case report and literature review. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 21;22(1):170. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07136-5. PMID: 35189814; PMCID: PMC8862320.
Abate G, Kapoor A, Charbek E, Beck B, Wang Q, Wang GC, Steck M, Zoglman J, Chambeg [sic] RR, Frey S, Hoft DF, Wiemken TL. Effects of race on the outcome of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Feb;114(1):56-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.12.002. Epub 2022 Jan 7. PMID: 35012764; PMCID: PMC8739651.
Hammami MB, Hussaini K, Chhaparia A, Khalid H, Chamberland R, Neuschwander-Tetri B. Inappropriate Testing for Acute Viral Hepatitis Is Common-Impact of an Intervention Using the Electronic Health Record in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in the United States. Ochsner J. 2020 Fall;20(3):293-298. doi: 10.31486/toj.19.0062. Erratum in: Ochsner J. 2021 Spring;21(1):2. doi: 10.31486/toj.21.5018. PMID: 33071662; PMCID: PMC7529134.
Davaro E, Tomaras AP, Chamberland RR, Isbell TS. Evaluation of a Novel Light Scattering Methodology for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria in Urine. J Appl Lab Med. 2020 Mar 1;5(2):370-376. doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfz013. PMID: 32445394.

Honors and Awards

Clinical Support Team Member of the Year, SSM Health (2021)
Faculty of the Year, Saint Louis University Department of Pathology (2014)

Professional Organizations and Associations

American Society for Microbiology
Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine