Dr. Dobrzynski received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Bucknell University and his Doctorate of Medicine from Albany Medical College. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center(WFBMC) in Winston-Salem, NC. He continued on as faculty at WFBMC as a...

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 2016 - 2018

Residency, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center-Radiology. 2013 - 2015

Internship, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center-Radiology. 2012 - 2013

Education

MD | Albany Medical College. 2012

Research

His main clinical research interests include respiratory viral infections, COVID-19 therapeutics, antimicrobial stewardship, multi-drug resistant organisms, and hospital-acquired infections. He also remains active in teaching of fellows, residents, and medical students.

Publications

Journal Articles

Mucosal and Systemic Antibody Responses After Boosting With a Bivalent Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine.

Atmar RL, Lyke KE, Posavad CM, Deming ME, Brady RC, Dobrzynski D, Edupuganti S, Mulligan MJ, Rupp RE, Rostad CA, Jackson LA, Martin JM, Shriver MC, Rajakumar K, Coler RN, El Sahly HM, Kottkamp AC, Branche AR, Frenck RW, Johnston C, Babu TM, Bäcker M, Archer JI, Crandon S, Nakamura A, Nayak SU, Szydlo D, Dominguez Islas CP, Brown ER, O'Connell SE, Montefiori DC, Eaton A, Neuzil KM, Stephens DS, Beigel JH, Pasetti M, Roberts PC

The Journal of infectious diseases.. 2025 April 29 Epub 04/29/2025.

Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcomes of Gram-Negative Bacteremia in a Multicenter Cohort of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

Doernberg SB, Heil EL, Fiawoo S, Lee JH, Cosgrove SE, Dobrzynski DM, Li Y, Shields RK, Spivak ES, Stohs EJ, Tamma PD, McCreary EK

Clinical transplantation.. 2025 April 39 (4):e70160. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shaping the Future of Infectious Diseases: The Journey to Promote Value, Opportunity, and Positive Messaging.

Paras ML, Chirch LM, Aziz M, Balba GP, Benson C, Butt S, James SH, McCarty TP, Razonable R, Reece R, Shnekendorf R, Swartz TH, Viehman JA, Luther VP,

Open forum infectious diseases.. 2024 December 11 (12):ofae669. Epub 11/12/2024.

Combination seasonal vaccines for influenza, RSV, SARS-CoV-2, and other pathogens.

Dobrzynski D, Branche AR, Falsey AR

The Journal of infectious diseases.. 2024 October 15 Epub 10/15/2024.

High-Volume, High-Acuity, and High-Impact Learning: Tips and Tricks for Infectious Diseases Training Programs.

Luther VP, Paras ML, Schultz S, Aziz M, Balba G, McCarty TP, Razonable RR, Reece R, Shnekendorf R, Sundareshan V, Chirch LM,

Open forum infectious diseases.. 2024 March 11 (3):ofae016. Epub 01/08/2024.

Immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 heterologous boost against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Lyke KE, Atmar RL, Dominguez Islas C, Posavad CM, Deming ME, Branche AR, Johnston C, El Sahly HM, Edupuganti S, Mulligan MJ, Jackson LA, Rupp RE, Rostad CA, Coler RN, Bäcker M, Kottkamp AC, Babu TM, Dobrzynski D, Martin JM, Brady RC, Frenck RW, Rajakumar K, Kotloff K, Rouphael N, Szydlo D, PaulChoudhury R, Archer JI, Crandon S, Ingersoll B, Eaton A, Brown ER, McElrath MJ, Neuzil KM, Stephens DS, Post DJ, Lin BC, Serebryannyy L, Beigel JH, Montefiori DC, Roberts PC,

NPJ vaccines.. 2023 July 118 (1):98. Epub 07/11/2023.

Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Strategies in Patients With Non-Carbapenemase-producing Carbapenem-Resistant Versus Carbapenem-Susceptible Enterobacterales Infections.

Debnath A, Pillinger KE, Martin AJ, Dobrzynski D, Cameron A, Shulder S

The Annals of pharmacotherapy.. 2023 July 57 (7):803-812. Epub 10/21/2022.

Epidemiology of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in the United States: Results From a Cohort of 24 Hospitals.

Ince D, Fiawoo S, Choudhury R, Cosgrove SE, Dobrzynski D, Gold H, Lee JH, Percival KM, Shulder S, Sony D, Spivak ES, Tamma PD, Nori P

Open forum infectious diseases.. 2023 July 10 (7):ofad265. Epub 05/22/2023.

Antibiotic Use and Associated Risk Factors for Antibiotic Prescribing in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients.

Martin AJ, Shulder S, Dobrzynski D, Quartuccio K, Pillinger KE

Journal of pharmacy practice.. 2023 April 36 (2):256-263. Epub 07/22/2021.

Rapid decline in vaccine-boosted neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

Lyke KE, Atmar RL, Islas CD, Posavad CM, Szydlo D, Paul Chourdhury R, Deming ME, Eaton A, Jackson LA, Branche AR, El Sahly HM, Rostad CA, Martin JM, Johnston C, Rupp RE, Mulligan MJ, Brady RC, Frenck RW, Bäcker M, Kottkamp AC, Babu TM, Rajakumar K, Edupuganti S, Dobrzynski D, Coler RN, Archer JI, Crandon S, Zemanek JA, Brown ER, Neuzil KM, Stephens DS, Post DJ, Nayak SU, Suthar MS, Roberts PC, Beigel JH, Montefiori DC,

Cell reports. Medicine.. 2022 July 193 (7):100679. Epub 06/20/2022.

Homologous and Heterologous Covid-19 Booster Vaccinations.

Atmar RL, Lyke KE, Deming ME, Jackson LA, Branche AR, El Sahly HM, Rostad CA, Martin JM, Johnston C, Rupp RE, Mulligan MJ, Brady RC, Frenck RW, Bäcker M, Kottkamp AC, Babu TM, Rajakumar K, Edupuganti S, Dobrzynski D, Coler RN, Posavad CM, Archer JI, Crandon S, Nayak SU, Szydlo D, Zemanek JA, Dominguez Islas CP, Brown ER, Suthar MS, McElrath MJ, McDermott AB, O'Connell SE, Montefiori DC, Eaton A, Neuzil KM, Stephens DS, Roberts PC, Beigel JH,

The New England journal of medicine.. 2022 March 17386 (11):1046-1057. Epub 01/26/2022.

Hospital Readmissions After Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalization.

Dobrzynski DM, Ndi DN, Zhu Y, Markus T, Schaffner W, Talbot HK

The Journal of infectious diseases.. 2020 July 23222 (4):583-589. Epub 1900 01 01.

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Ratings

Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.9

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.9

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.8

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.9

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.9

Patient Comments

4.3

Provider was excellent during actual appt. said he would follow up via phone [...]

Apr 11, 2024

5.0

He is a knowledgeable caring professional, compassionate & down to earth.

Feb 16, 2023

5.0

Always listened to my concerns; always gets back to me promptly if I email a question to him.

Jan 05, 2023

5.0

He listens well & provides individual needed care.

Nov 02, 2022

Telemed is perfel me wlith being in a wheelchair unable to ride in a car,

May 11, 2022