Claire Ciarkowski
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Claire Ciarkowski, MD, FACP, SFHM

Languages spoken: English

  • Claire Ciarkowski, MD is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Utah. As a hospitalist, she enjoys taking care of wide variety of patients in the acute care setting. She also spends time educating students and residents with the Internal Medicine program.

    Dr. Ciarkowski received her MD from the University of Maryland in 2012. She received training in the Internal Medicine Division at the University of Utah for her residency.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Claire Ciarkowski, MD is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Utah. As a hospitalist, she enjoys taking care of wide variety of patients in the acute care setting. She also spends time educating students and residents with the Internal Medicine program.

    Dr. Ciarkowski received her MD from the University of Maryland in 2012. She received training in the Internal Medicine Division at the University of Utah for her residency.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Education history

    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Maryland School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - University of Maryland B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Hooper G, Vanderloo MJ, Akers K, Braun E, Call M, Ciarkowski C (2025). Impact of Flexible Communication Skills Training on Healthcare Professionals' Communication Knowledge and Confidence. Res Sq. (Read full publication)
    2. Incze MA, Szymczak JE, Done E, Stolebarger L, England N, Marshall E, Raju S, Gray M, Saunders M, Ciarkowski CE, Willey JC, Bristol AA, Amaton U, Vaughn VM (2025). Building a Network for Community-Engaged Research Related to Substance Use Disorder Care Transitions: A Commentary With Protocol. Subst Use Addctn J, 29767342251358099. (Read full publication)
    3. Imlay H, Ciarkowski C, Bryson-Cahn C, Chan J, Hartlage W, Hersh A, Lynch J, Martinez-Paz N, Spivak E, Hardin H, White A, Wu C, Kassamali Escobar Z, Vaughn V (2024). Validation and generalizability of an asymptomatic bacteruria metric in critical access hospitals. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 46(2), 1-6.
    4. Ciarkowski C, Imlay H, Bryson-Cahn C, Chan J, Hartlage W, Hersh A, Lynch J, Martinez-Paz N, Spivak E, Hardin H, White A, Wu C, Vaughn Vc, Kassamali Escobar Z (2024). Antimicrobial Stewardship to Reduce Overtreatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Critical Access Hospitals: Measuring a Quality Improvement Intervention . Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
    5. Johnson SA, Ciarkowski CE, Lappe KL, Kendrick DR, Smith A, Reddy SP (2020). Comparison of Resident, Advanced Practice Clinician, and Hospitalist Teams in an Academic Medical Center: Association With Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization. J Hosp Med, 15(12), 709-715. (Read full publication)
    6. Ciarkowski CE, Timbrook TT, Kukhareva PV, Edholm KM, Hatton ND, Hopkins CL, Thomas F, Sanford MN, Igumnova E, Benefield RJ, Kawamoto K, Spivak ES (2020). A Pathway for Community-Acquired Pneumonia With Rapid Conversion to Oral Therapy Improves Health Care Value. Open Forum Infect Dis, 7(11), ofaa497. (Read full publication)
    7. Lapp KL, Raaum SE, Ciarkowski CE, Reddy SP, Johnson SA (2020). Impact of Hospitalist Team Structure on Patient-Reported Satisfaction with Physician Performance. J Gen Intern Med, 35(9), 2668-2674. (Read full publication)
    8. Edholm K, Kukhareva P, Ciarkowski C, Carr J, Gill D, Rupp A, Morshedzadeh J, Wanner N, Kawamoto K (2018). Decrease in Inpatient Telemetry Utilization Through a System-Wide Electronic Health Record Change and a Multifaceted Hospitalist Intervention. J Hosp Med, 13(8), 531-536. (Read full publication)
    9. Filkins LM, Gaston DC, Mathison B, Smith T, Couturier MR, Murphy RD, Ciarkowski C, Hanson KE, Cariello PF (2017). Biliary Strongyloides stercoralis With Cholecystitis and Extensive Portal Vein Thrombosis. Open Forum Infect Dis, 4(4), ofx217. (Read full publication)
    10. Ciarkowski C, Graves K, Murphy R, Marr J, Balch H, LaBrin J (2017). In the Literature. Hospitalist, (Feb 2017).
    11. He K, Goel A, Ciarkowski CE, Song L, Lee HK (2011). Brain area specific regulation of synaptic AMPA receptors by phosphorylation. Commun Integr Biol, 4(5), 569-72. (Read full publication)

    Editorial

    1. Ciarkowski CE, Vaughn VM (2024). To give or not give corticosteroids; that is the question. J Hosp Med. (Read full publication)
    2. Ciarkowski C, Vaughn VM (2022). Antibiotic documentation: death by a thousand clicks. BMJ Qual Saf, 31(11), 773-775. (Read full publication)