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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Laura Adhikari, MD

Laura Adhikari, MD

Assistant Professor

Sepideh Nikki Asadbeigi, MD

Sepideh N Asadbeigi, MD

Assistant Professor - Pathology

Dermatopathology

Adjunct Faculty - Dermatology

Gregory Blakey, MD

Gregory Blakey, MD

Vice Chair and Associate Professor
Presbyterian Health Foundation Chair in Pathology
Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program
Vice Chief of Pathology Services and Director of Clinical
Pathology, OU Medical System

William Brinkley, DVM

William Brinkley, DVM

Associate Professor

Director, Rodent Resources Program

Chelsey D. Deel, MD

Chelsey D. Deel, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology

Wei-Qun Ding, PhD

Wei-Qun Ding, PhD

Professor of Experimental Pathology 
Research/Molecular Oncology

S. Terence Dunn, PhD

S. Terence Dunn, PhD

Laboratory Director of Molecular Pathology

Kar-Ming Fung, MD, PhD

Kar-Ming Fung, MD, PhD

Professor Neuropathology/Surgical Pathology

Director of Anatomic Pathology

Adjunct Professor Urology
Director of Neuropathology
Director of Electron Microscopy

Bradley C Gehrs, MD

Bradley C. Gehrs, MD

Interim Director of Transfusion Services

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Staff Pathologist, OU Medical Center

Asish K. Ghosh, PhD

Asish K. Ghosh, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Elizabeth M Gillies, MD

Elizabeth M. Gillies, MD

Associate Professor, Pathology

Director of Surgical Pathology

Director, Pathology Programs, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Lewis A Hassell, MD

Lewis A. Hassell, MD

Professor of Pathology

Professor of Excellence in Anatomic Pathology

Director, Anatomic Pathology

Michael Magguilli, MD, MS

Michael Magguilli, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Director of Autopsy Services and Education
Autopsy, Cytopathology, and Surgical Pathology

Jeffrey McBride, MD, PhD

Jeffrey McBride, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Director of Dermatopathology

Adjunct Faculty - Pathology

Cindy McCloskey, MD

Cindy McCloskey, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Microbiology and Virology Laboratories, OU Medical Center

Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC

Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FNAI

PHF Presidential Professor

Associate Director of Translational Research, Stephenson Cancer Center

Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair in Laboratory Cancer Research

Professor of Pathology

Co-Director, Nanomedicine Program, Stephenson Cancer Center

Oklahoma TSET Research Scholar

James F. Papin, PhD

James F. Papin, PhD

Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research

Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Institutional Research Core Facility
Associate Director and Head of Technical Services, Division of Comparative Medicine

Jo Elle Peterson, MD

Jo Elle Peterson, MD

Assistant Professor

Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD

Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD

Jim and Christy Everest Endowed Chair in Cancer Developmental Therapeutics
Professor of Pathology
Director, Experimental Therapeutics and Translational Cancer Medicine
Chair, Fellowship Training and Mentoring Program
Member, OU Cancer Institute

Geeta Rao, PhD

Geeta Rao, PhD

Assistant Professor

Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD

Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Medicine

Graduate Faculty, College of Medicine

Associate Member, Stephenson Cancer Center

Ravi Sawh, MB, BS, DM

Ravi Sawh, MB, BS, DM

Assistant Professor
Site Coordinator for Resident Training
Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Oklahoma City, OK

Teresa Scordino, MD

Teresa Scordino, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, Hempath

Dena Shibib, DO

Dena Shibib, DO

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Director, Microbiology and Virology Laboratories, OU Health
Director, Microbiology Laboratory, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System

Michael Talbert, MD

Michael Talbert, MD

Lloyd E. Rader Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology 

Chief of Pathology Services and Laboratory Director
OU Medical System

Takemi Tanaka, Ph.D.
Cody Thomas, MD

Cody Thomas, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Henry Tran, MD

Henry Tran, MD

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Wellberg, BS, PhD

Elizabeth Wellberg, BS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

Stephenson Cancer Center

Roman F Wolf, DVM

Roman F. Wolf, DVM

Assistant Director, Division of Comparative Medicine

Associate Professor, Pathology

Contract Veterinarian, Animal Resources Facility, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City

Jie Wu, PhD

Jie Wu, PhD

Professor of Pathology
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair in Cancer Translational Research
Co-leader, Cell Signaling and Oncogenes Team, Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma TSET Research Scholar

Zhongxin Yu, MD

Zhongxin Yu, MD

Professor of Pathology

Oklahoma State Association of Pathologists Endowed Professor

Director, Pediatric Pathology

Director, Pediatric Autopsy Service

Joe Zhao, PhD

Joe Zhao, PhD

Alfred M. Shideler Professor of Pathology 
Director, Experimental Pathology 
Director, Pathology Graduate Program

Rosemary Zuna, MD

Rosemary Zuna, MD

Section Head, Gynecologic Pathology

Professor of Pathology

Adjunct Faculty

Cindy McCloskey, MD
Pathology

Cindy McCloskey, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Microbiology and Virology Laboratories, OU Medical Center

405-271-8001 ext. 30167

cindy-mccloskey@ouhsc.edu


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