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, industry, 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 52 recent graduates:

  • 38 (73%) currently are in academics as physician-scientists or academic clinicians, including 19 (38%) on our Weill Cornell faculty
  • 6 (12%) are in pharmaceutical industry research; 5 (10%) are working or previously worked in government (CDC, NYC Department of Health) and 4 (8%) are in clinical practice
  • Among T32-trained ID fellows since 1999, 54% have received NIH K-awards, including over 90% of those who applied
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2024 Graduates

Wes Rogers, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Anna Mertelsmann, MD, MS

Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

2023 Graduates

Kate Stoeckle, MD

72nd Street Medical Associates; Instructor in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Department of Medicine (voluntary faculty)
Research topic: Mpox treatment outcomes in HIV, Colonization of ceftriaxone-resistant Enterobacterales in acute leukima

Johan Guillaume

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Research topic: Qualitative research on COVID-19 disparities

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
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 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 (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
Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
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
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
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
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

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
Fax: (212) 746-8675
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