Education:
- Bachelor of Music, Clarinet Performance
Bachelor of Music, Music Education
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland (1997)
- Graduate Coursework in Music Theory
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland (1998)
- Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Goucher College, Towson, Maryland (1999)
- M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee (2004)
Residency:
Clinical Pathology and Pathology Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (2008 )
Fellowship:
Medical Microbiology
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia (2009)
Molecular Genetic Pathology
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia (2010)
Memberships:
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Certifications
- Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, Clinical Pathology
11/7/2008
- Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, Medical Microbiology
9/15/2009
- Oklahoma Medical License
3/11/2010
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Clinical and molecular microbiology, education
Select Publications:
Williams, M., Jones, A., Maxedon, A. L., Tabakh, J. E., McCloskey, C. B., Bard, D. E., Heruth, D. P., Chavez-Bueno, S. (2021). Whole-genome sequencing-based phylogeny, antibiotic resistance, and invasive phenotype of Escherichia coli strains colonizing the cervix of women in preterm labor. BMC microbiology, 21(1), 330. PMID: 34861816. DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02389-7
Shyu, I., Johnson, K. A., Gratzinger, D., Brissette, M. D., Childs, J. M., Dixon, L. R., George, M. R., McCloskey, C. B., Prieto, V. G., Rojiani, A. M., Timmons, C. F., Hoffman, R. D. (2021). Positive Job Search Experience for New Pathologists Seeking First Employment Between 2017 and 2019. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 145(9), 1117-1122. PMID: 33417677. DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0455-CP
Blakey, G., McCloskey, C. B., Guthridge, J. M., Williams, C. L., Lu, R., Hayes, J. T., Pinkston, K. G., Talbert, M. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Evolution of an Academic Pathology Department and Laboratory. Academic pathology, 8, 23742895211037029. PMID: 34458566. DOI: 10.1177/23742895211037029
Timmons, C. F., Black-Schaffer, W. S., Naritoku, W. Y., Powell, S. Z., Johnson, K. A., Brissette, M. D., Childs, J. M., Conran, R. M., Dixon, L. R., George, M. R., Gratzinger, D., McCloskey, C. B., Prieto, V. G., Roberts, C. A., Rojiani, A. M., Shyu, I., Hoffman, R. D. (2020). Entry of Graduates of US Pathology Residency Programs Into the Workforce: Cohort Data Between 2008 and 2016 Remain Positive and Stable. ACADEMIC PATHOLOGY, 7. DOI: 10.1177/2374289520901833
George, M. R., Johnson, K. A., Childs, J. M., Dixon, L. R., Gratzinger, D. A., Hoffman, R. D., Holloman, A., Karp, J. K., Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Lofgreen, A., Prieto, V. G., Timmons, C. F., McCloskey, C. B. (2020). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2019-2020 Job Search for Newly Trained Pathologists. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. PMID: 33179038. DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0688-LE
McCloskey, C. B., Johnson, K., Brissette, M., Conran, R., Childs, J., George, M. M., Gratzinger, D., Prieto, V. G., Rojiani, A. M., Shyu, I., Timmons, Jr, C., Hoffman, R. (2020). Factors Influencing US Allopathic Medical Students to Choose Pathology as a Specialty. Academic pathology, 7, 2374289520951924. PMID: 33110939. DOI: 10.1177/2374289520951924
Shyu, I., Johnson, K. A., George, M. R., Gratzinger, D., Brissette, M. D., Childs, J. M., Conran, R. M., Dixon, L. R., McCloskey, C. B., Prieto, V. G., Roberts, C. A., Rojiani, A. M., Timmons, Jr, C. F., Hoffman, R. D. (2020). Gender Parity in Gainful Employment and Other Gender Trends in the Job Market for Recent Pathology Graduates. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 144(4), 435-442. PMID: 31816267. DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0354-CP
George, M. R., Johnson, K. A., Gratzinger, D. A., Brissette, M. D., McCloskey, C. B., Conran, R. M., Dixon, L. R., Roberts, C. A., Rojiani, A. M., Shyu, I., Timmons, Jr, C. F., Hoffman, R. D. (2020). Will I Need to Move to Get My First Job?: Geographic Relocation and Other Trends in the Pathology Job Market. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 144(4), 427-434. PMID: 31596620. DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0150-CP
Cole, B. K., Ilikj, M., McCloskey, C. B., Chavez-Bueno, S. (2019). Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of bacteremia Escherichia coli isolates from newborns in the United States. PloS one, 14(7), e0219352. PMID: 31276562. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219352
Fares, E., McCloskey, C. B., Gutierrez, A., Prnciotta, M., Salinas, L. J., Drevets, D. A. (2019). Vaccine strain Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia occurring 31 months after immunization. Infection, 47(3), 489-492. PMID: 30430399. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-018-1249-7