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Infectious Diseases Fellowship Alumni

The information below describes the first position the graduating fellow had immediately after completing their fellowship training.

Class of 2025
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Haitham Alaithan, M.B.B.S.Advanced fellowship training in Oncology and Transplant Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
Kelli Bagwell, M.D.
(Chief Fellow)
Attending Physician, Austin Infectious Disease ConsultantsAustin, Texas
Tyler Brehm, M.D.Assistant Professor, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
Marilyne Daher, M.D.Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
Jishna Shrestha, M.B.B.S.Attending Physician, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, Louisiana
Class of 2024
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Megan Duffey, M.D.
(Chief Fellow)
Instructor, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
Meaghan Martinez-Palmer, D.O.Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
Jesal Shah, M.D.
(Chief Fellow)
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robin Sherchan, M.D.Attending Physician, Ochsner Lafayette General Medicine CenterLafayette, Louisiana 
Theresa Sepulveda, M.D.Instructor, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
Wesley Tang, D.O., M.P.H.Attending Physician, Kaiser PermanentePortland, Oregon
Anna Zubovskaia, M.D.Assistant Professor, Medical College of GeorgeAugusta, Georgia
Class of 2023
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Eva Amenta, M.D.
(Chief Fellow)
Assistant Professor, VA Hospital, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
Anthony Febres-Aldana, M.D.Assistant Professor, Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, Fla.
Patrycja Ashley, M.D.General Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
Class of 2022
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Amna Ahmed, M.D.Kelsey SeyboldHouston, 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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Christine Akamine, M.D.
(Chief Fellow)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Dierdre Axell-House, M.D., M.Sc.Assistant Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Immunocompromised Infectious DiseasesHouston, 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.Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida
Amy SpalloneAssistant professor, MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
Class of 2020
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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., MPHAttending 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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Annette Artau, M.D.Infectious Disease AssociatesSarasota, 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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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., MPHAssistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Ga.
Class of 2015
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
Natalie Janine Dailey Garnes, M.D,. MPHAssistant 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 DiseaseHuntsville, Ala.
Jaimini Jodhani, M.D.Los Angeles LGBT CenterLos Angeles, Calif.
Lokesh Shahani, M.D., MPHAssistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Texas Houston
Houston, Texas
Class of 2014
Fellow NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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 NamePosition/InstitutionLocation
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 DiseaseHuntsville, Al.
Ariel Szvalb, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
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Program Leadership

Prathit A. Kulkarni, M.D., Program Director
pakulkar@bcm.edu

Melanie C. Goebel, M.D., Associate Program Director
melanie.goebel@bcm.edu

Sarwat Khalil, M.D., Associate Program Director
sarwat.khalil@bcm.edu

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