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Current Fellows/Alumni

 

  • SANDRA (SARITHA) BEAUCHAMP, MD, MPH

    SANDRA (SARITHA) BEAUCHAMP, MD, MPH

    • Graduation Year: 2028
    • Residency: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children - Philadelphia
    • Medical Degree: MD/MPH, Tulane University School of Medicine
  • MICHAEL (DREW) CRAWFORD, MD

    MICHAEL (DREW) CRAWFORD, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2028
    • Residency: UC Irvine/Children's Hospital of Orange County
    • Medical Degree: MD, University of Utah School of Medicine
  • KRISTINA BOGUSLAWSKI, MD, PHD

    KRISTINA BOGUSLAWSKI, MD, PHD

    • Graduation Year: 2028
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Medical Degree: MD/PHD, New York University School of Medicine
  • SARA BRENNER, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    SARA BRENNER, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    • Graduation Year: 2027
    • Residency: Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate (Med/Peds)
    • Medical Degree: MD, UC San Diego
  • ADRIANA GIULIANI, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    ADRIANA GIULIANI, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    • Graduation Year: 2027
    • Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago (Med/Peds)
    • Medical Degree: MD, Ohio State University
  • LILY OSTRER, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    LILY OSTRER, MD (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    • Graduation Year: 2027
    • Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami (Med/Peds)
    • Medical Degree: MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • BEN REDPATH, MD, MPH (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    BEN REDPATH, MD, MPH (MED/PEDS ID FELLOW)

    • Graduation Year: 2027
    • Residency: Duke University (Med/Peds)
    • Medical Degree: MD/MPH, Emory University
  • YARON FIREIZEN, MD

    YARON FIREIZEN, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2025
    • Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology, UC Irvine/Miller Children's Hospital
    • Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
    • Medical Degree: MD, St. George's University
  • MICHAEL GRACIA, MD

    MICHAEL GRACIA, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2025
    • Residency:  UC San Diego
    • Medical Degree:  MD, University of Colorado
  • LESLIE CHIANG, MD

    LESLIE CHIANG, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2022
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Medical Degree: MD, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Career: Kaiser-Permanente, UCSD/Rady Children's
    • Attending Physician at Kaiser-Permanente
    • Attending Physician at UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital
  • NANDA RAMCHANDAR, MD, MPH

    NANDA RAMCHANDAR, MD, MPH

    • Graduation Year: 2021
    • Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • Medical Degree: MD/MPH, Tulane University
    • Career: Naval Medical Center San Diego
  • LAUGE FARNAES, MD, PHD

    LAUGE FARNAES, MD, PHD

    • Graduation Year: 2018
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Medical Degree: MD/PhD, UC San Diego
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children's
    • Medical Director, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine IDbyDNA
    • Head of Medical Affairs, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine IDbyDNA
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    JUAN CHAPARRO, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2014
    • Medical Degree: MD, USC
    • Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego; Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
  • AMARAN MOODLEY, MD

    AMARAN MOODLEY, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2012
    • Medical Degree: Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ; MD, University of Cape Town South Africa
    • Residency: Cleveland Clinic 
    • Career: Outpatient Medical Director, UCSD Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • CHRIS CANNAVINO, MD

    CHRIS CANNAVINO, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2009
    • Medical Degree: MD, UC San Diego
    • Residency: UC San Diego, Combined Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • Clerkship Director, UCSD SOM
    • Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education, UCSD SOM
    • Associate Director, UCSD Pediatric Residency Program
    • Fellowship Director, UCSD Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    • Section Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, RHCSD
    • Associate Director, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion
    • Director, UCSD Center for Mentorship in Medicine
    • Director, UCSD Mentor Clinician Program
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    WALTER DEHORITY, MD MS

    • Graduation Year: 2008
    • Medical Degree: MS, University of London; MD, UCSF SOM
    • Career: University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
    • Associate Residency Program Director, 
    • Human Research Review Committee Chair
    • Chair, New Mexico Immunization Practice Advisory Council
  • JOHN ARNOLD, MD

    JOHN ARNOLD, MD

    • Graduation Year: 2006
    • Medical Degree: MD, USUHS
    • Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • Career: Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • IRB Chair, Navy
    • Residency Program Director, Navy
    • Department Chair, Navy
  • ADRIANA TREMOULET, MD MAS

    ADRIANA TREMOULET, MD MAS

    • Graduation Year: 2006
    • Medical Degree: MAS, UCSD; MD, UCLA
    • Residency: Cedars Sinai
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • Associate Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center, UCSD
  • GEORGE LIU, MD PHD

    GEORGE LIU, MD PHD

    • Graduation Year: 2004
    • Medical Degree: PhD, Cambridge; MD, UC San Diego
    • Residency: UC Davis
    • Career:
    • UCLA/Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    • Associate Director, Infectious and Immunologic Diseases Research Center, Cedars-Sinai
    • UCSD/RCHSD
    • Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UCSD
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    AKIHIKO SAITOH, MD PHD

    • Graduation Year: 2003
    • Medical Degree: PhD, Niigata University; MD, Niigata University
    • Residency: USC; St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo
    • Career: 
    • UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego 
    • National Research Institute for Child Health and Development (Tokyo, Japan)
    • Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
    • Niigata University (Niigata, Japan)
    • Professor and Chair of Pediatrics
    • Vice Dean, School of Medicine
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    JOHN LEAKE, MD MPH

    • Graduation Year: 2000
    • Medical Degree: MD, UC San Diego; MPH, UCLA
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • Quest Diagnostics, Medical Director, Infectious Diseases
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    ROLANDO VIANI, MD MSC

    • Graduation Year: 1998
    • Medical Degree: MD, Cayetano Heredia University; MSc, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
    • Residency: SUNY Buffalo
    • Career: 
    • UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • Associate Medical Director, Global ID Development, AbbVie Biopharmaceutics 
    • Medical Director, Clinical Development, Cidara Therapeutics
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    ROBERT REID, MD

    • Graduation Year: 1997
    • Medical Degree: MD, Instituto Technologico De Santo Domingo
    • Residency: SUNY Buffalo
    • Career: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Hollywood, Florida)
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    DOUGLAS PRATT, MD MS MPH

    • Graduation Year: 1994
    • Medical Degree: MPH, University of Hawaii; MS, Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology, University of Hawaii; MD, University of Hawaii
    • Residency: University of Hawaii
    • Career: Food and Drug Administration (Rockville, Maryland)
    • Branch Chief, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research/Office of Vaccines Research and Review/Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications
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    NECTAR AINTABLIAN, MD

    • Graduation Year: 1994
    • Medical Degree: MD,
    • American University of Beirut
    • Residency: University of Buffalo
    • Career: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (Tallahassee, Florida)
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    NORM WAECKER, MD

    • Graduation Year: 1989
    • Medical Degree: MD, Rutgers New Jersey
    • Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • Career: Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • Residency Program Director, Navy
    • Outpatient Medical Director, Navy
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    RUSSELL VAN DYKE, MD

    • Graduation Year: 1983
    • Medical Degree: MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Career: Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana) 
    • Section Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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    RICHARD STRAUBE, MD MSC

    • Graduation Year: 1982
    • Medical Degree: MD, University of Chicago ; MSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    • Residency: University of Chicago
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • Director of Clinical Investigations, Centocor, Inc.
    • Senior Director, Ohmeda Pharmaceuticals
    • Founding Chief Medical Officer, INO Therapeutics
    • Chief Medical Officer, Stealth Peptides, Inc. 
    • Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Soligenix
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    WAYNE DANKNER, MD

    • Graduation year: 1978
    • Medical Degree: MD, New York Medical College
    • Residency: Stanford University
    • Career: UCSD/Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
    • PAREXEL International
    • Global Therapeutic Area Lead for Infectious Diseases & Pediatrics
    • Atox Bio
    • Chief Medical Officer
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    MARGARET KELLER, MD

    • Graduation year: 1976
    • Medical Degree: MD, Albert Einstein
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Career: Harbor-UCLA
    • Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    • Director, Program for Pediatric HIV
    • Chair, Bioethics Committee
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    YVONNE BRYSON, MD

    • Graduation Year: 1974
    • Medical Degree: MD, University of Texas Southwestern
    • Residency: UC San Diego
    • Career: UCLA
    • Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    • Director, Los Angeles Brazil AIDS Consortium