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Meet the Fellows in Infectious Diseases

Meet the physicians whose dedicatioin and talent enrich our program.

First Year

Trevor Elwell-Cuddy, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Kansas
  • Residency: Baylor University Medical Center
  • Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Transplant ID

Andy Grimbergen, M.D.

  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
  • Clinical Interests: Transplant ID, HIV Medicine, Tropical Medicine

Pawandeep Kaur, M.D.

  • Medical School: Government Medical College, Patiala
  • Residency: Hamilton Medical Center
  • Clinical Interests: Tropical Medicine, Critical Care ID, Antibiotic Stewardship & Infection Prevention

Adrian Peña, M.D.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Clinical Interests: HIV Medicine, Transplant ID, Tropical Medicine

Georgios Tavoulareas, M.D.

  • Medical School: Athens School of Health Sciences
  • Residency: Indiana University (Southwest Indiana)
  • Clinical Interests: Host-pathogen Interactions, Intimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Second Year

Dr. Rawad Abi Assaad

Rawad Abi Assaad, M.D.

  • Medical School: Lebanese American University
  • Residency: Boston Medical Center Brighton
  • Clinical Interests: Transplant & Immunocompromised Hosts, HIV Medicine
Dr. Zaynab Amin

Zaynab Amin, M.D.

  • Medical School: Ohio State University
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Clinical Interests: Transplant ID, Global Health
Dr. Anay Hindupur

Anay Hindupur, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Toledo
  • Residency: Wright State University
  • Clinical Interests: Neuroinfectious Disease, Tropical Medicine, Drug Development, Transplant ID
Dr. Burton Mandrell

Burton Mandrell, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Residency: University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
  • Clinical Interests: General ID, Fungal Infections, HIV Medicine
Dr. Reshma Narain

Reshma Narain, M.D.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Clinical Interests: Health Equity, Social & Structural Determinants of Health, HIV Medicine
Dr. Collin Telchik

Collin Telchik, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center
  • Residency: Baylor Scott & White Temple
  • Clinical Interests: Wound care, General Inpatient ID, HIV Medicine, Transplant ID

Advanced Fellows

Syed Nissar Hussain Shah, M.B.B.S.

HIV Medicine Fellow

  • Medical School: Faisalabad Medical University
  • Residency: Allied Hospital Faisalabad
  • Clinical Interests: Outpatient HIV Care, Comprehensive HIV Management, Preventive Medicine, Continuity of Care, and Community-focused Infectious Diseases Care

James Tran, M.D.

Transplant ID Fellow

  • Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
  • Fellowship UT Health Sciences Center, McGovern - Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Interests: Diagnostic Stewardship, Transplant ID

Alumni

  • 2025-2026

    Moeen Aboabdo, M.B.B.Ch., M.P.H.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Critical Care Fellowship, Emory University

    Hannah Blanchard, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Faculty, Northwestern University

    Julie England, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Faculty, UT Southwestern

    Jose Antonio Mansen-Arrieta, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Private Practice

    Stella Radosta, M.D.

    Transplant ID Fellow

    Faculty, University of Virginia

  • 2024-2025

    David Artega, M.D.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Vanderbilt ID Fellowship

    Colten Creel , M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Lousiana State University New Orleans

    Ridwan Faruq, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Private Practice

    Anna Jacobs, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Private Practice

    Mojolaoluwa Mabayoje, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    UTSW Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship

    Emily Wong, M.D.

    Transplant ID Fellow

    UAB TID Faculty

  • 2023-2024

    Nomin Bold, M.D.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Rene Bulnes Vides, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Abbye Frederick, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern

    Jerry Liu, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Joslyn Strebe, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern

  • 2022-2023

    Roy Bouzigard, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Christian Gomez, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Onel Martinez, D.O.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL

    Elisa Pichlinski, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Jorge Soria Moncada, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Shawn Varghese, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

  • 2021-2022

    Zane Conrad, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    John Hannah, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Brian Hopkins, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Apple Long, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Richard Leuking, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Victor Wang, D.O.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

  • 2020-2021

    Austin Akers, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Daniel Maxwell, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern

    Alonso Pezo Salazar, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Hala Sadd, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    Taylor Schmidt, M.D.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Uptown Physicians Group, Dallas, TX

    Kruti Yagnik, M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow