Tierno LabBiography
Dr. Philip M. Tierno, Jr.
Director of Clinical Microbiology
and Diagnostic Immunology at Tisch Hospital, New York University Medical Center.
Associate Professor,
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology
at the New York University School of Medicine.
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology
at the NYU College of Dentistry and Lecturer at SUNY School of Optometry in New York City.
direct line: (212) 263-5905
Education and General Information
Ph.D.: New York University, 1977
M.S.: New York University, 1974
Consultant to the office of Attorney General of the New York State and Department of Health of the City of New York.
Member of the NYC Mayor's Task force on Bioterrorism.
Co-founder and President of the non-profit organization "Foundation for Scientific Research in the Public Interest."
His broad expertise in the area of the environmental and medical microbiology and microbial ecology has resulted in numerous appearances on TV news, documentary, and investigative reports. He has appeared on both local and network television shows such as 20/20, Oprah, Montel, Primetime, etc.
Tierno Lab
Tisch Hospital
Room 374
550 First Avenue
New York NY 10016
t: (212) 263-5905
f: (212) 263-7922
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