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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



Associate Members

Zain Asad, MD

Zain Asad, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
 

Heather Burks, MD

Heather Burks, MD

Associate Professor

Amanda Celii, MD

Amanda Celii, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Associate Director, Trauma Post-Acute Care, EMS liaison

Associate Director, Trauma Outreach/Education

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor

M. Blake Evans, DO

M. Blake Evans, DO

Assistant Professor

Laura Haws, M.D.

Laura Haws, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
 

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Third Year Surgical Clerkship

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Assistant Chief of Medicine, Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Alessandra Landmann MD

Alessandra Landmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Fourth Year Surgery Clerkship Director 

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Assistant Professor

Olivia Lust, DO

Olivia Lust, DO

Assistant Professor,
Associate Residency Program Director,
Residency Education Director,
Clinical Medicine Course Assistant Director

Yashas Nathani, MD

Yashas Nathani, MD

Assistant Professor

Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Transport Team, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health

George Salem, MD

George Salem, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
OU Physicians, Edmond, OK

AGA TOP 25 Fellows 

Shashank S. Shettar, MD FASA

Shashank S. Shettar, MD, FASA

Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Transplant Anesthesiology

Christine Vo, MD

Christine Vo, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Medical Student Clerkship Co-Director

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Professor, Medicine
Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Director of the Interventional Pulmonary Program, Oklahoma City VAHCS
President, Oklahoma Thoracic Society
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians