CurtisJDonskeyMD

Associate Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Dr. Curtis Donskey is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Cleveland, OH. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Disease at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center from 1995 to 1999, following residencies in Internal Medicine at Brown University from 1990 to 1995. He graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1990. He has served as a staff physician and hospital epidemiologist at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System since 1999. Dr. Donskey has contributed to several publications focusing on infection control, including research on ultraviolet-C technology and disinfectant systems. He is involved in clinical trials and serves as medical director for the Cleveland VA Clinical Research Center.

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1995 - 1999
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1990

Optimal Treatment for Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 21
Recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact
Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients (CHAMPs) Start of enrollment: 2023 Aug 17
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

PubMed

Evaluation of a new technology for terminal sterilization of flexible endoscopes using hydrogen peroxide gas plasma.
Martin M Varghese, Samir Memic, Maria M Torres-Teran, Jennifer L Cadnum, William A Rutala
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2025-01-27
Does routine use of sporicidal disinfectants for all post-discharge hospital rooms reduce environmental contamination with Clostridioides difficile spores?
Jennifer L Cadnum, Sarah Plumlee, Jennifer M Hailes, Martin Mathew Varghese, Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos
American Journal of Infection Control. 2025-01-21
1 citations
CLOVER (CLOstridium difficile Vaccine Efficacy tRial) Study: A Phase 3, Randomized Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of a Detoxified Toxin A/B Vaccine in Adu...
Curtis J Donskey, Erik R Dubberke, Nicola P Klein, Elizabeth G Liles, Katarzyna Szymkowiak
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-12-17

Journal Articles

A Novel Sink Drain Cover Prevents Dispersal of Microorganisms from Contaminated Sink Drains
Scott H Livingston, Curtis J Donskey, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

As Masks Are Shed, a Routine Visit to a Medical Office Can Pose Covid Risks for Some PatientsSeptember 7th, 2022
Fist Bumps Aren’t a Safe Alternative to Handshakes During Pandemic, Researchers SayNovember 16th, 2020
Hospital Floors Are Hotspots for Bacteria, Allowing Quick Spread to Surfaces and PeopleNovember 9th, 2020
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An Environmental Disinfection Intervention To Prevent C. Difficile TransmissionVeterans Affairs2011–2012
An Environmental Disinfection Intervention To Control Clostridium DifficileAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2011
Development, Implementation And Evaluation Of Novel Strategies To Reduce InappropNational Center For Infectious Diseases (Ncid)2008–2010