Past Fellows – Where are they now?
Class of 2025
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Haitham Alaithan, M.B.B.S. | Advanced fellowship training in Oncology and Transplant Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, Texas |
| Kelli Bagwell, M.D. Chief Fellow | Attending Physician, Austin Infectious Disease Consultants | Austin, Texas |
| Tyler Brehm, M.D. | Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Marilyne Daher, M.D. | Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas |
| Jishna Shrestha, M.B.B.S. | Attending Physician, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette, Louisiana |
Class of 2024
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Duffey, M.D. Chief Fellow | Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Meaghan Martinez-Palmer, D.O. | Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Jesal Shah, M.D. Chief Fellow | Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Robin Sherchan, M.D. | Attending Physician, Ochsner Lafayette General Medicine Center | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Theresa Sepulveda, M.D. | Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Wesley Tang, D.O., M.P.H. | Attending Physician, Kaiser Permanente | Portland, Oregon |
| Anna Zubovskaia, M.D. | Assistant Professor, Medical College of George | Augusta, Georgia |
Class of 2023
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Amenta, M.D. Chief Fellow | Assistant Professor, VA Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Anthony Febres-Aldana, M.D. | Assistant Professor, Moffitt Cancer Center | Tampa, Fla. |
| Patrycja Ashley, M.D. | General Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, Texas |
Class of 2022
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amna Ahmed, M.D. | Kelsey Seybold | Houston, Texas |
| Alexander Franklin, M.D. Chief Fellow | Critical care fellowship Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Roumen Iordanov, M.D. | Infectious Diseases Specialist Tacoma General Hospital | Tacoma, Wash. |
| Krithika Srinivasan, M.D. Chief Fellow | Transplant ID Fellowship Stanford | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Jesica Hayon Rodriguez, M.D. | ID Physician Kaiser Permanente | Atlanta, Ga. |
Class of 2021
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Akamine, M.D. Chief Fellow | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Dierdre Axell-House, M.D. | Methodist Hospital | Houston, Texas |
| Udit Dhal, M.D. | Advanced Fellow - Transplant Infectious Diseases Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Emmanuel Guajardo, M.D. Chief Fellow | Instructor Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Divya Kondapi, M.D. | Fellow - Critical Care Medicine University of Miami | Coral Gables, Fla. |
| Amy Spallone | Assistant professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas |
Class of 2020
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Goebel, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Alison Robins, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Teena Xu, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Denise Fransisco, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine | Chicago, Ill. |
Class of 2019
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Alsafadi, M.D. | Attending Physician Methodist Hospital | Houston, Texas |
| Eva Clark, M.D., Ph.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Nicolas Cortes-Penfield, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Nebraska | Omaha, N.E. |
| Emma Dishner, M.D., MPH | Attending Physician North Texas Infectious Diseases | Dallas, Texas |
| Elizabeth Wang, M.D. | Attending Physician University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center | Towson, Md. |
| Ayesha Zuberi, M.D. | Attending Physician Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center | Houston, Texas |
Class of 2018
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Annette Artau, M.D. | Infectious Disease Associates | Sarasota, Fla. |
| Dima Dandachi, M.D. | Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Infection Diseases University of Missouri | Columbia, Mo. |
| Prathit Kulkarni, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Megan McKenna, M.D. | Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases University of Texas Southwestern | Dallas, Texas |
| Haley Pritchard, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Indiana University School of Medicine | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Class of 2017
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Reuben Arasaratnam, M.D., MPH (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases University of Texas Southwestern | Dallas, Texas |
| Andrew Chao, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical College of Georgia Augusta University | Augusta, Ga. |
| Hanine El Haddad, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. |
| Jill Weatherhead, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Tropical Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
Class of 2016
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Firas El Chaer, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Andrew Chou, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Juliana da Silva, M.D. | Medical Officer Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention | |
| Nadine Harris, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Nora Oliver, M.D., MPH | Assistant Professor of Medicine Emory University | Atlanta, Ga. |
Class of 2015
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Janine Dailey Garnes, M.D,. MPH | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas |
| Andrew DiNardo, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Andres Gutierrez, M.D. | Alabama Center for Infectious Disease | Huntsville, Ala. |
| Jaimini Jodhani, M.D. | Los Angeles LGBT Center | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Lokesh Shahani, M.D., MPH | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Texas Houston | Houston, Texas |
Class of 2014
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Farmakiotis, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Medicine Brown University | Providence, R.I. |
| Mona Shiekh, M.D. | Attending Physician IPC-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center | Houston, Texas |
| Kosuke Yasukawa, M.D. (Chief Fellow) | Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine | Washington, D.C. |
Class of 2013
| Fellow Name | Position/Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mayar Al-Mohajer, M.D. | Associate Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas |
| Pamela Mbang, M.D. | Attending Physician Lakeshore Medical Clinic | Cudahy, Wis. |
| Peggy Saad, M.D. | Alabama Center for Infectious Disease | Huntsville, Al. |
| Ariel Szvalb, M.D. | Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, Texas |






