Abhishek Deshpande MD, PhD, FIDSA

Abhishek Deshpande, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Staff in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic. His research focuses on the prevention of healthcare-associated infections with an emphasis on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Dr. Deshpande has authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles, scientific presentations and book chapters in medical and health services research journals. His research is funded by extramural grants from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and private industry sources.