Medical Director of Clinical Epidemiology, Ross Heart Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
N1120 Doan Hall
410 W. 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Nora.Colburn@osumc.edu
Professional Interests
My clinical and research interests include nosocomial infections, emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, public health collaboration, outbreak investigations as well has quality improvement.
Education and Training
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine – University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine – University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Master of Public Health: Case Western Reserve University
Professional Memberships
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of Ohio (IDSO)
Honors and Awards
Excellence in Teaching, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, 2022-2023
Selected Publications
Liscynesky C, Day SR, Colburn NE, Koletar SL. Successful model of shared medical directorship in Hospital Epidemiology. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023;1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.228.
Lause M, Libson K, Korman AM, Colburn N, et al. Crusted scabies at a tertiary care center: Case series and cautionary tale. JAAD Case Rep. 2023;41:17-21.
Day SR, Sobhanie MM, Colburn NE, Liscynesky C. Experiential learning and mentorship as the foundation of clinical epidemiology training during infectious diseases fellowship: Response to “Training infectious diseases fellows for a new era of hospital epidemiology”. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022;2(1):e59.
Eid J, Abdelwahab M, Colburn N, et al. Early administration of remdesivir and intensive care unit admission in hospitalized pregnant individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Obstet Gynecol. 2022;139(4):619-621.
Caputo R, Rozycki A, McClain M, Sobhanie MM, Coe K, Colburn N, et al. Clinical outcomes with ertapenem for pneumonia in obese versus nonobese patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022;66(1):e0132531.
Keller BC, Le A, Sobhanie M, Colburn N, et al. Early COVID-19 infection after lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2020;20(10):2923-2927.
Colburn NE, Cadnum J, Flannery E, Chang S, Donskey CJ, Stiefel U. Perception vs reality: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among healthcare workers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016;37(1):110-2.