Recent Graduates

We are incredibly proud of our fellowship alumni and have a long track record of training outstanding physician-scientists and clinicians. Graduates have gone on to successful careers in academia, public health, and clinical practice. Many graduates have received independent research awards following their fellowship, primarily from the NIH, including K08 (Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award), K23 (Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award), and KL2 Post-Doctoral Scholars awards.

Of 53 recent graduates:

  • 23 (43%, over 90% of those who applied) received NIH research career development awards (K08, K23, or KL2).
  • 14 (26%) served as Principal Investigator on research grants (NIH R grants, other federal grants [e.g. Agency for Health Research and Quality, CDC, Department of Defense, Veteran’s Administration], or foundation grants (e.g. Doris Duke, Gates).
  • 38 (72%) currently are in academics as physician-scientists or academic clinicians (including 21 on the Weill Cornell Faculty), 4 (8%) are in government (CDC, NYC Department of Health), 8 (15%) in pharmaceutical research, and 3 (6%) are in clinical practice.
Infectious Diseases Graduates

2022 Graduates

Stanley E. Cooper, M.D.

Instructor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Center for Special Studies

Research topic: Correlation between self-reported adherence and pharmacologic drug detection in PrEP

Eli Finkelsztein, M.D.

Clinical Attending Physician in Infectious Disease
Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY

Research topic: SARS-CoV2 viral shedding in vaccinated health care workers

Grace Maldarelli, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Longman Lab, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Research topic: The gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease
Career award: Weill Department of Medicine Fund for the Future Award

Khanh Pham, M.D.

Instructor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Center for Global Health

Research topic: Schistosomiasis and its effects on the GI system
Career award: CTSC KL2 Award

2021 Graduates

Joseph Brejt, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Section of Hospital Medicine

Research topic: The impact of indoor air pollution on macrophage immunologic function and TB risk

Michael Burkitt, M.D., M.P.H.

Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases, Ltd.

Research topic: Impact of rapid molecular diagnostics on VRE bacteremia outcomes

Heidi Torres, M.D.

Instructor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, NYP/Weill Cornell

Research topic: Role of environment in healthcare-associated infections

2020 Graduates

Carrie Johnston, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Glesby & Siegler HIV & Aging Lab

Research topic: Biomarkers of HIV aging
Career award: K23 award

Maiko Kondo, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director, Infection Control
Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health

Research topic: Utilization of rapid molecular diagnostics

Reed Magleby, M.D.

CDC Medical Officer, International Infection Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Research topics: SARS-CoV-2 viral load and clinical outcomes; Machine learning to predict Pseudomonas resistance

Alex Trzebucki, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Research topic: Antimicrobial stewardship outcomes with rapid detection of carbapenemases

Tina Wang, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine, Columbia University
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Research topic: Procalcitonin impact on antimicrobial use

2019 Graduates

Christopher Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Rhee Lab

Research topic: Tuberculosis aerosol biology
Career award: Weill Department of Medicine Pre-K Award

Grant Ellsworth, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Cornell Clinical Trials Unit

Research topic: HPV in anal dysplasia
Career awards: Weill Department of Medicine Fund for the Future Award; AIDS Malignancy Consortium Fellowship

2018 Graduates

Ayana Morales, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

Research topic: Kaposi's sarcoma/HHV8
Career award: KL2 Post-Doctoral Scholars Award

Maroun Sfeir, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Director, Microbiology Laboratory
University of Connecticut

Research topic: Microbiological characterization of multidrug-resistant bacteria

Charles Vorkas, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Vorkas Lab

Research topic: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) and NK cell biology in TB infection
Career award: K08 Mentored Clinical Research Career Development Award

Infectious Diseases

Roy M. Gulick, M.D., Chief

Avi Bueno, Administrator
Tel: (212) 746-4914
Fax: (212) 746-8675
aeb3001@med.cornell.edu

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Matthew S. Simon, M.D., Program Director
Rosy Priya L. Kodiyanplakkal, M.D, Associate Program Director
Ole Vielemeyer, M.D., Associate Program Director


Lizzette Checo, Program Coordinator
1300 York Avenue, A-421
New York, NY 10065
Tel: (212) 746-7602
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