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The combined Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) and Cook County Health (CCH) Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program provides a two-year curriculum with an optional third year of training that is dedicated to training successful Infectious Diseases physicians with the essential building blocks for any desired career path in the field. We have more than 40 faculty who specialize in 12 areas of divisional expertise and are world leaders in HIV and healthcare epidemiology research. Situated in the amazing city of Chicago, fellows can enjoy all of our program advantages and explore all that the city has to offer.

Thank you for your interest in our program!

Announcements and Recognitions

Introducing the Incoming Fellows for 2019!
Name Background  
Abigail Santos, MD

Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas
Residency: University of Hawaii
Favorite Thing To Do In Chicago: 
Eating deep dish pizza

 Abigail Santos

Elias Baied, DO

 Hometown: Missoula, Montana
Medical School: Edward Via College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago
(NorthShore)
Favorite Thing To Do In Chicago: 
Exploring Chicago neighborhoods while
searching for the best bread pudding		 Elias Baied
Eric Bhaimia, DO

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Medical School: Midwestern University
Residency: University of Chicago
(NorthShore)
Favorite Thing To Do In Chicago: 
Visiting Chicago Museum Campus, walking
through Millenium Park, and splurging on 
Doughnut Vault donuts with my wife

 Eric Bhaimia

Eun Sun “Emma”
Lee, MD

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Medical School: Semmelweis University
Residency: Weiss Memorial Hospital
Favorite Thing To Do In Chicago: 
Dining at nice restaurants with friends, going
to CSO concerts and enjoying the views of
Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline

 Eun Sun Emma Lee
Subina Gurung, MD Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Medical School: Ross University
Residency: West Suburban Medical Center
Favorite Thing To Do In Chicago: 
Indoor rock climbing and bouldering		 Subina Gurung
Faculty and Fellow News
IDWeek 2018 - San Francisco, CA 

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RUMC/CCH ID had great representation at IDWeek 2018, the premier international scientific conference for ID specialists held this year in the beautiful city of San Francisco, CA (October 3-7). All second year ID fellows and approximately 20 current faculty members attended the conference. Many former fellows and faculty members joined us for a fantastic meal (e.g. Paella!) and drinks at our annual IDWeek RUMC/CCH ID reunion, which was held at Thirsty Bear Organic Brewery. Fellows and faculty presented several oral abstracts and posters on a variety of topics including infections with multi-drug resistant organisms in long-term care patients, the utility of a hospital approval pager for Clostridium difficile testing, the epidemiology of MRSA in the jail system, antimicrobial stewardship and the use of vancomycin, tools to improve HCV screening, and HIV therapy options and long-term cardiovascular outcomes. Faculty also spoke in various symposia, participated in “Meet-the-Professor” sessions, led poster rounds, and moderated scientific sessions. A few highlights are listed below. Special shout out to Teppei Shimasaki for being honored with the Robert C. Moellering Trainee Travel Award​, which is awarded to a fellow for excellence in the area of antibiotic resistance research, and to Kyle Popovich for being awarded the IDWeek Investigator Award!
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Fellow abstract presentations:

  • The Gut: A Veiled Reservoir for Multidrug Resistance Organisms (MDROs) Below the Tip of the Iceberg (Teppei Shimasaki)
  • Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older HIV-Infected Patients: CORE50 Cohort 10 Year Follow-Up (Sarah Sansom)​

Faculty oral abstract presentations:

  • Impact of Mandatory Infectious Disease (ID) Specialist Approval on Hospital-Onset Clostridium Difficile (HO-CDI) Testing and Infection Rates: Results of a Pilot Study (John Segreti)
  • Genomic Epidemiology of MRSA at Intake to a Large Inner-City Jail – Evidence for Community Transmission Networks? (Kyle Popovich) ​

Symposia:

  • Infections with MDROs in Long-Term Care Patients: The Role of the Microbiome (Mary Hayden)
  • Et Tu Escherichia? Multidrug Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria and its Impact on Children (Latania Logan)

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Dr. Beverly Sha and patient Sherri Wrobell
Faculty News
Dr. Beverly Sha: 25 Years of Care and Compassion Leads to Gift Supporting HIV Research
Sherri Wrobell first came to Rush following an HIV diagnosis. That was 25 years ago. Wrobell credits her physician for maintaining her health since then. Read more…
Fighting Superbugs
Faculty News
Dr. Mary Hayden and Dr. William Trick: Leading the Fight Against Superbugs
CDC awards $26 million to counter antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Read more… 
Faculty News
Dr. Sarah Won: Rush University Medical Center honored as a Center of Excellence for Antimicrobial Stewardship
25 Institutions Receive the IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Designation. Read more..
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Faculty News
Dr. Toyin Adeyemi Appointed Senior Director of HIV Services at CCH
In Jan 2018, Dr. Adeyemi was appointed Senior Director of HIV services for CCH. In this position, she works with leadership at the CORE Center and other ambulatory facilities across the CCH to ensure that primary HIV and subspecialty care, prevention, behavioral health and other wraparound services as provided at a uniform level of excellence. She oversees the coordination of these efforts with service providers outside CCH, advocacy groups and city and state public health entities to ameliorate the Chicago area HIV epidemic as quickly and effectively as possible. She is on the steering committee and co-chairs the health care access committee of the state’s Getting to Zero HIV Initiative.  

Archived Announcements

How to apply

Positions are currently available for five first-year fellows. Please submit applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service. We sponsor both J-1 and H1-B visas for international applicants.

Nathaniel Cook
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Coordinator: Nathaniel Cook
We extend interview invitations to qualified applicants by email and mail. Interviews are conducted from early September through October, with November dates available if needed. If you have further questions, please email Nathaniel Cook or call (312) 942-7776.

E-mail Nathaniel Cook.