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

Rawad Abi Assaad, M.D.
- Medical School: Lebanese American University
- Residency: Boston Medical Center Brighton
- Clinical Interests: Transplant & Immunocompromised Hosts, HIV Medicine

Zaynab Amin, M.D.
- Medical School: Ohio State University
- Residency: UT Southwestern
- Clinical Interests: Transplant ID, Global Health

Anay Hindupur, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Toledo
- Residency: Wright State University
- Clinical Interests: Neuroinfectious Disease, Tropical Medicine, Drug Development, Transplant ID

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

Reshma Narain, M.D.
- Medical School: UT Southwestern
- Residency: UT Southwestern
- Clinical Interests: Health Equity, Social & Structural Determinants of Health, HIV Medicine

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