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Meet the Fellows in Infectious Diseases

Meet our amazing team of fellows who are the heart and soul of our program.

First Year Fellows

Dr. Rawad Abi Assaad

Rawad Abi Assaad, M.D.

  • Medical School:  Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine - Lebanese American University
  • Residency:   Boston Medical Center Brighton
  • Career Interests:  Transplant and immunocompromised hosts, HIV medicine and health equity advocacy, medical education and mentorship.
  • Hobbies:  Performance arts enthusiast, culinary explorer with a passion for global flavors, devotee of specialty coffee and fine wine, traveler and cultural explorer.
Dr. Collin Telchik

Collin Telchik, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Medical School:  Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine
  • Residency:  Baylor Scott & White Temple
  • Career Interests:  Wound care, General inpatient ID, HIV, Research, and Transplant.
  • Hobbies:  Cooking, running, basketball, resistance training, reading, and video games.
Dr. Burton Mandrell

Burton Mandrell, M.D.

  • Medical School:  University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Residency:  University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
  • Career Interests:  General ID, Fungal infections, HIV
  • Hobbies:  Cooking, Board games, Card games, Traveling
Dr. Zaynab Amin

Zaynab Amin, M.D.

  • Medical School:  Ohio State University
  • Residency:  UT Southwestern
  • Career Interests:  Transplant ID, global health.
  • Hobbies:  Painting, pottery, traveling, cooking, hiking.
Dr. Anay Hindupur

Anay Hindupur, M.D.

  • Medical School:  University of Toledo
  • Residency:  Wright State University
  • Career Interests:  Neuroinfectious Disease, Tropical Medicine, Drug Development, Transplant ID, and Medical Education
  • Hobbies:  Spending time with my wife, video games, geopolitics, and personal finance

Second Year Fellows

Dr. Moeen Aboabdo

Moeen Aboabdo, M.B.B.Ch., M.P.H.

  • Medical School:  Medical University of Bahrain, Ireland
  • Residency:   Temple University Hospital
  • Career Interests:  Transplant ID, Critical Care ID, and Medical Education
  • Hobbies:  Arsenal Football Club, playing team sports, and travel
Dr. Hannah Blanchard

Hannah Blanchard, M.D.

  • Medical School:  University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Residency:  UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests:  Medical education, HIV
  • Hobbies:  Sand volleyball, yoga, reading
Dr. Julie England

Julie England, M.D.

  • Medical School:  Texas A&M University College of Medicine
  • Residency:  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Career Interests:  Transplant or critical care ID, health disparities, medical education
  • Hobbies:  Food, travel, hiking, music, reading
Dr. Jose Antonio Mansen-Arrieta

Jose Antonio Mansen-Arrieta, M.D.

  • Medical School:  Universidad San Martin De Porres De Medicina
  • Residency:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
  • Career Interests:  Critical care medicine, antimicrobial stewardship
  • Hobbies:  Soccer (sports in general), music (festivals, concerts), archery
Dr. Reshma Narain

Reshma Narain, M.D.

  • Medical School:  UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Residency:  UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests:  Health equity/advocacy, Social and structural determinants of health, Medical education, HIV
  • Hobbies:  Hiking at national parks, indoor rock climbing & bouldering, weight lifting, drawing, exploring the DFW ethnic food scene, sharing memes

Advanced Fellows

Dr. Stella Radosta

Stella Radosta, M.D.

Transplant ID Fellow

  • Medical School:  Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency:  Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Research interests:  Antibiotic stewardship in the ICU setting
  • Hobbies:  Costuming/cosplay, video games

Alumni

  • 2024-2025

    David Artega, M.D.

    HIV Medicine Fellow

    Vanderbilt ID fellowship

    Colten Creel , M.D.

    Infectious Disease Fellow

    LSU 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 Peds ID 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