Donna M. Wolk

Donna M. Wolk is an American microbiologist who is Director of Clinical Microbiology at the Geisinger Health System. In 2017, she was honored by the American Society for Microbiology for her efforts to improve patient care using microbiology.

Early life and education Wolk grew up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. She was the first in her family to attend college. She joined Pennsylvania State University as an undergraduate student, where she studied microbiology and clinical laboratory science. Wolk returned to Geisinger, where she led the clinical microbiology laboratory for fourteen years.

Wolk demonstrated that mass spectrometry could be used to differentiate biomarkers of anti-microbial resistance as well as in the diagnosis of bacteria and yeasts.

Selected publications