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Benjamin Bradley
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Benjamin Bradley, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Specialties

  • Pathology, Clinical
  • Clinical Microbiology

Board Certification

American Board of Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical)
American Board of Pathology (Sub: Medical Microbiology)

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pathology -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification
American Board of Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical)
American Board of Pathology (Sub: Medical Microbiology)

Education history

Undergraduate Cellular and Molecular Biology with Honors - Tulane University B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine; Microbiology and Immunology - Tulane University School of Medicine M.D., Ph.D.
Residency Laboratory Medicine and Pathology - University of Washington School of Medicine Resident
Residency Laboratory Medicine and Pathology - University of Washington School of Medicine Chief Resident
Fellowship Medical Microbiology - ARUP Laboratories Clinical Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bradley BT, Bryan A, Fink SL, Goecker EA, Roychoudhury P, Huang ML, Zhu H, Chaudhary A, Madarampalli B, Lu JYC, Strand K, Whimbey E, Bryson-Cahn C, Schippers A, Mani NS, Pepper G, Jerome KR, Morishima C, Coombs RW, Wener M, Cohen S, Greninger AL (2021). Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels Measured by the AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 Assay Are Concordant with Previously Available Serologic Assays but Are Not Fully Predictive of Sterilizing Immunity. J Clin Microbiol, 59(9), e0098921.
  2. Donlan AN, Sutherland TE, Marie C, Preissner S, Bradley BT, Carpenter RM, Sturek JM, Ma JZ, Moreau GB, Donowitz JR, Buck GA, Serrano MG, Burgess SL, Abhyankar MM, Mura C, Bourne PE, Preissner R, Young MK, Lyons GR, Loomba JJ, Ratcliffe SJ, Poulter MD, Mathers AJ, Day AJ, Mann BJ, Allen JE, Petri WA Jr (2021). IL-13 is a driver of COVID-19 severity. JCI Insight, 6(15).
  3. Addetia A, Phung Q, Bradley BT, Lin MJ, Zhu H, Xie H, Huang ML, Greninger AL (2021). In Vivo Generation of BK and JC Polyomavirus Defective Viral Genomes in Human Urine Samples Associated with Higher Viral Loads. J Virol, 95(12).
  4. Bradley BT, Maioli H, Johnston R, Chaudhry I, Fink SL, Xu H, Najafian B, Deutsch G, Lacy JM, Williams T, Yarid N, Marshall DA (2020). Histopathology and ultrastructural findings of fatal COVID-19 infections in Washington State: a case series. Lancet, 396(10247), 320-332.
  5. Peddu V, Bradley BT, Casto AM, Shree R, Colbert BG, Xie H, Santo TK, Huang ML, Cheng EY, Konnick E, Salipante SJ, Jerome KR, Lockwood CM, Greninger AL (2020). High-resolution profiling of human cytomegalovirus cell-free DNA in human plasma highlights its exceptionally fragmented nature. Sci Rep, 10(1), 3734.
  6. Bradley BT, Bryan A (2019). Emerging respiratory infections: The infectious disease pathology of SARS, MERS, pandemic influenza, and Legionella. Semin Diagn Pathol, 36(3), 152-159.
  7. Goba A, Khan SH, Fonnie M, Fullah M, Moigboi A, Kovoma A, Sinnah V, Yoko N, Rogers H, Safai S, Momoh M, Koroma V, Kamara FK, Konowu E, Yillah M, French I, Mustapha I, Kanneh F, Foday M, McCarthy H, Kallon T, Kallon M, Naiebu J, Sellu J, Jalloh AA, Gbakie M, Kanneh L, Massaly JL, Kargbo D, Kargbo B, Vandi M, Gbetuwa M, Gevao SM, Sandi JD, Jalloh SC, Grant DS, Blyden SO, Crozier I, Schieffelin JS, McLellan SL, Jacob ST, Boisen ML, Hartnett JN, Cross RW, Branco LM, Andersen KG, Yozwiak NL, Gire SK, Tariyal R, Park DJ, Haislip AM, Bishop CM, Melnik LI, Gallaher WR, Wimley WC, He J, Shaffer JG, Sullivan BM, Grillo S, Oman S, Garry CE, Edwards DR, McCormick SJ, Elliott DH, Rouelle JA, Kannadka CB, Reyna AA, Bradley BT, Yu H, Yenni RE, Hastie KM, Geisbert JB, Kulakosky PC, Wilson RB, Oldstone MB, Pitts KR, Henderson LA, Robinson JE, Geisbert TW, Saphire EO, Happi CT, Asogun DA, Sabeti PC, Garry RF, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium. (2016). An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone. J Infect Dis, 214(suppl 3), S110-S121.
  8. Robinson JE, Hastie KM, Cross RW, Yenni RE, Elliott DH, Rouelle JA, Kannadka CB, Smira AA, Garry CE, Bradley BT, Yu H, Shaffer JG, Boisen ML, Hartnett JN, Zandonatti MA, Rowland MM, Heinrich ML, Martínez-Sobrido L, Cheng B, de la Torre JC, Andersen KG, Goba A, Momoh M, Fullah M, Gbakie M, Kanneh L, Koroma VJ, Fonnie R, Jalloh SC, Kargbo B, Vandi MA, Gbetuwa M, Ikponmwosa O, Asogun DA, Okokhere PO, Follarin OA, Schieffelin JS, Pitts KR, Geisbert JB, Kulakoski PC, Wilson RB, Happi CT, Sabeti PC, Gevao SM, Khan SH, Grant DS, Geisbert TW, Saphire EO, Branco LM, Garry RF (2016). Most neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits. Nat Commun, 7, 11544.
  9. Gatto GJ Jr, Ao Z, Kearse MG, Zhou M, Morales CR, Daniels E, Bradley BT, Goserud MT, Goodman KB, Douglas SA, Harpel MR, Johns DG (2013). NADPH oxidase-dependent and -independent mechanisms of reported inhibitors of reactive oxygen generation. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem, 28(1), 95-104.
  10. Ivashchenko CY, Bradley BT, Ao Z, Leiper J, Vallance P, Johns DG (2010). Regulation of the ADMA-DDAH system in endothelial cells: a novel mechanism for the sterol response element binding proteins, SREBP1c and -2. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 298(1), H251-8.
  11. Johns DG, Zelent D, Ao Z, Bradley BT, Cooke A, Contino L, Hu E, Douglas SA, Jaye MC (2009). Heme-oxygenase induction inhibits arteriolar thrombosis in vivo: effect of the non-substrate inducer cobalt protoporphyrin. Eur J Pharmacol, 606(1-3), 109-14.
  12. Phipps WS, Bradley B, Love JE, Hoofnagle AN (2021). Unexpected Presence of an Unusual Opioid in a Patient with Chronic Pain. Clin Chem, 67(4), 596-599.
  13. Mathison BA, Bradley B (2023). Review of the Clinical Presentation, Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Leishmaniasis. Laboratory medicine, 54(4), 363-371.
  14. Ma A, Bradley B (2023). Clinical testing of pediatric mpox specimens: Unique features and challenges in a low prevalence population. Journal of clinical virology, 163, 105447.
  15. Ma A, Langer J, Hanson KE, Bradley B (2022). Characterization of the Cytopathic Effects of Monkeypox Virus Isolated from Clinical Specimens and Differentiation from Common Viral Exanthems. Journal of clinical microbiology, 60(12), e0133622.
  16. Lieberman NAP, Mathias PC, Bradley BT, Greninger A (2022). Clinical Performance and Trends during the First Two Months of Monkeypox Virus PCR Testing at Two United States Reference Labs. Journal of clinical microbiology, 60(12), e0137122.
  17. Wondimu B, Bradley B, Lieberman JA, Cohen S, Bui L, Reddi (2022). Cokeromyces recurvatus Incidentally Found in a Patient with Gastric Outlet Obstruction. Mycopathologia, 187(5-6), 605-610.
  18. Shean RC, Hymas WC, Klein J, Pyne M, Hillyard DR, Bradley B (2024). Repeat testing of mpox specimens with late CTs improves detection of potential false positive cases. Journal of clinical microbiology, 62(2), e0127523.
  19. Platt AP, Bradley BT, Nasir N, Stein SR, Ramelli SC, Ramos-Benitez MJ, Dickey JM, Purcell M, Singireddy S, Hays N, Wu J, Raja K, Curto R, Salipante SJ, Chisholm C, Carnes S, Marshall DA, Cookson BT, Vannella KM, Madathil RJ, Soherwardi S, McCurdy MT, Saharia KK, Rabin J, Nih Covid-Autopsy Consortium, Grazioli A, Kleiner DE, Hewitt SM, Lieberman JA, Chertow D (2023). Pulmonary Co-Infections Detected Premortem Underestimate Postmortem Findings in a COVID-19 Autopsy Case Series. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 12(7),
  20. Bradley BT, Couturier M (2023). Molecular Diagnosis of Emerging Pathogens: Policy and Practical Considerations for Laboratorians. Advances in Molecular Pathology, 6(1), 187-197.
  21. Pinsky BA, Bradley B (2024). Opportunities and challenges for the U.S. laboratory response to highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1). Journal of clinical virology, 174, 105723.
  22. Shean RC, Garrett E, Malleis J, Lieberman JA, Bradley B (2024). A retrospective observational study of mNGS test utilization to examine the role of diagnostic stewardship at two academic medical centers. Journal of clinical microbiology, 62(9), e0060524.
  23. Beeson AM, Rich SN, Russo ME, Bhatnagar J, Kumar RN, Ritter JM, Annambhotla P, Takeda MR, Kuhn KF, Pillai P, DeLeon-Carnes M, Scobell R, Ekambaram M, Finkel R, Reagan-Steiner S, Martines RB, Satoskar RS, Vranic GM, Mohammed R, Rivera GE, Cooper K, Abdelal H, Couturier MR, Bradley BT, Hinckley AF, Koehler JE, Mead PS, Kuehnert MJ, Ackelsberg J, Basavaraju SV, Marx G (2024). Bartonella quintana Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022. Emerging infectious diseases,
  24. Kaysen SA, Luo MX, Shean RC, Hanson KE, Bradley BT, Hale G (2025). Challenges and predictive value of morphologic features in panfungal sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues: A 5-year retrospective study. American journal of clinical pathology, 164(3), 464-473.
  25. Haas AL, Bradley BT, Hanson K (2025). Recent Developments in Culture-Independent Fungal Diagnostics. Infectious disease clinics of North America, 39(1), 41-56.
  26. Dien Bard J, Sullivan KV, Zhang SX, Anelo OM, Bradley BT, Couturier MR, McCarter YS, Moore NM, Pyden AD, Rhoads DD, Rowlinson MC, Wojewoda CM, Martin I (2025). Navigating Nomenclature in Patient Care: Taxonomy Considerations From the College of American Pathologists' Microbiology Committee. Clinical infectious diseases,
  27. Shean RC, Tardif KD, Rangel A, Dutrschi J, Bogumil D, Cruse A, Hernandez S, Iremadze N, Pollock S, Lipson D, Bradley B (2026). Evaluation of the Ultima Genomics UG 100 sequencer for low-cost, high-sensitivity metagenomic pathogen detection from cerebrospinal fluid. Microbiology spectrum, e0187425.
  28. Anderson C, Rawal M, Hymas W, Slev P, Bradley B (2026). Development of a dual-target measles virus PCR assay and testing trends at a national reference laboratory. Journal of clinical microbiology, 64(1), e0140225.

Book Chapter

  1. Bradley BT, Pinsky B (2026). Susceptibility Test Methods: Viruses.