Clare McCormick-Baw, M.D., Ph.D.

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Clare McCormick-Baw joined the UT Southwestern faculty in July of 2019 following completion of her fellowship training in Medical Microbiology at UT Southwestern. She began her college education at Texas A&M University in College Station where she graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology before moving back to her hometown of New Orleans to pursue her graduate training under the mentorship of Dr. Richard O'Callaghan. Clare completed her Masters of Science at LSU Health Sciences Center in Medical Microbiology and followed her mentor to Jackson, Mississippi, where he took the position as chair of the department of microbiology. Clare completed her research and defended her dissertation at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2009 before entering into medical school at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She graduated from medical school in 2014 and entered pathology residency at Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. Clare completed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training in 2018 and is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with a subspecialty board certification in medical microbiology. Clare's research interests focus on diagnostic stewardship and utilization and she is very passionate about teaching. 

Medical School

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans (2014)

Residency

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center (2018), Pathology

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2019), Medical Microbiology

• Education Development
• Utilization of Laboratory Testing

Featured Publications

Cutaneous Leishmania mexicana Infections in the United States: Defining Strains Through Endemic Human Pediatric Cases in Northern Texas.

Nepal B, McCormick-Baw C, Patel K, Firmani S, Wetzel DM, medRxiv 2024 Jan

Limited Clinical Utility of Routine Mycobacterial Cultures for the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections.

Castellino LM, McCormick-Baw C, Coye T, Crisologo PA, Hanna JJ, Lee F, Clark A, Fanning M, Killeen AL, Open Forum Infect Dis 2023 Nov 10 11 ofad558

Persistent CMV pneumonitis in HIV infection: a case report.

Frederick AW, Kitchell E, McCormick-Baw C, Kukkar V, Jain MK, BMC Infect Dis 2023 Nov 23 1 842

Limited Clinical Utility of Routine Mycobacterial Cultures for the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections

Castellino LM, McCormick-Baw C, Coye T, Crisologo PA, Hanna JJ, Lee F, Clark A, Fanning M, Killeen AL Open Forum Infect Dis 2023 11 10

Closing the Brief Case: Encephalitis in a West Texas Woman.

McCormick-Baw C, Clark AE, Knights S, Perl T, Cavuoti D, J Clin Microbiol 2022 Nov 60 11 e0228621

The Brief Case: Encephalitis in a West Texas Woman.

McCormick-Baw C, Clark A, Knights S, Perl T, Cavuoti D, J Clin Microbiol 2022 Nov 60 11 e0227121

Saliva for use with a point of care assay for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19.

SoRelle JA, Mahimainathan L, McCormick-Baw C, Cavuoti D, Lee F, Thomas A, Sarode R, Clark AE, Muthukumar A, Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2020 Sep

Saliva as an Alternate Specimen Source for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Symptomatic Patients Using Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2.

McCormick-Baw C, Morgan K, Gaffney D, Cazares Y, Jaworski K, Byrd A, Molberg K, Cavuoti D, J Clin Microbiol 2020 Jul 58 8

Staphylococcus aureus infection of the rabbit cornea following topical administration.

Tang A, Balzli CL, Caballero AR, McCormick CC, Taylor SD, O'Callaghan RJ, Curr Eye Res 2012 Dec 37 12 1075-83

Diverse virulence of Staphylococcus aureus strains for the conjunctiva.

McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Balzli CL, Tang A, Weeks A, O'Callaghan RJ, Curr Eye Res 2011 Jan 36 1 14-20

• Children's Medical Center (2019)
• Clements University Hospital (2019)
• Parkland Health and Hospital Systems (2019)