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Infectious Diseases Fellows

Infectious Diseases is tough so surrounding yourself with a good support system is key. Infectious Diseases training at UIC will provide you exposure to great diversity of pathology with the mentorship and support from outstanding faculty. The education experience you will receive at UIC is unparalleled due to the patient population and the faculty that UIC attracts.

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Graduates from our program have pursued successful careers in academics, as clinician educators, and as private practice physicians. Our philosophy is to train the next generation of infectious diseases physicians, helping trainees reach excellence in any ID career of their choice.

Some of our graduates include:

Academics:

  • Rabeeya Sabzwari, MD (2011); Associate Professor, Loyola University
  • Gail Reid, MD, MS-CTS (2008); ID Fellowship Program Director, Loyola University
  • Stockton Mayer, DO (2014); Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, UIC
  • Alfredo Mena Lora, MD (2015); ID Fellowship Program Director, UIC
  • Scott Borgetti, MD (2019); Associated ID Fellowship Program Director, UIC
  • Katie Kaplar, DO (2020); North Shore Hospital System, Evanston, IL
  • Tracy Cable, MD (2021); University of Cincinnati
  • Steven Fisher, MD, MPH (2023); Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, UIC
  • Ryan Knodle, MD (2023); Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, UIC

Private Practice:

  • Sheila Barry, MD, PhD (2016); Metro ID Consultants, Chicago suburbs
  • Phil Clapham, MD, MPH (2020); Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, IN
  • Marla Krukowski (2020); Franciscan Health,
  • Naman Jhaveri (2020); Trinity Health, Plymouth, MI
  • Ben Ladner, MD (2022); Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
  • Senate Amusu, MD (2022): Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg, MS
  • Taha Ali, MD, MPH (2023); Northwest Suburban Medical Associates, Arlington Heights, IL

Public Health

  • Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD (2011); Acting Director for the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, CDC; former Chief Medical Officer IDPH