Current Fellows

Fellows
ID Week
ECCMID
SHEA

Fellows

Second Year

Moises CintronMoises Clintron, MD
ID Fellow

Rebecca SmidyRebecca Smidy, MD
ID Fellow/Critical Care
Chief Fellow

Mohammed ZamamMohammed Zaman, MD
ID Fellow/Critical Care Medicine Fellow

First Year

Fahtima Mehdawi, MD
ID Fellow

Of recent ECU Health/BSOM trainees:

  • 100% have passed their ID sub-specialty board examination
  • 50% have gone on to academic ID or IC/CCM positions
  • 50% have gone on to private, group or hospital-based positions

Regions in the US in which they are practicing:

  • Southeast (6)
  • Northeast (3)
  • Midwest (1)
  • Southwest (1)
  • West (1)

ID Week

2023

Rajput, S,  Mikell, F, Kipp, A, Emberger, J. Impact of Infectious Diseases Fellow Collaboration in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Intermediate Unit on Antimicrobial Utilization in COVID-19 Patients. ID Week 2023, Boston MA

Reddy, S, Pierce, J, Bian, H, Lebron, D. Evolving Trends in HIV Transmitted Drug Resistance in Eastern North Carolina. ID Week 2023, Boston MA

2021

Rajput, S, Lebron, D, Lagasca, A, et.al.   Incidence of Low BMD and Barriers to Routine Screening for Osteoporosis in HIV Patients in Eastern North Carolina.

2020

Harrison RM, Pittman L, Pittman K, Cook PP. Use of a Trained Canine to Detect Clostridioides difficile in the Hospital Environment. IDWeek 2020, October 21-25. Philadelphia, PA

Pona A, Mao Y, Jiwani RA, Afriyie F, Labbe J, Younes A, Badr M, Fang X, Zomorodian L, Lee E, Cook PP. Risk factors for death, intubation, and cardiac arrest among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Eastern North Carolina. IDWeek 2020, October 21-25. Philadelphia, PA.

2019

Nichols S, Coogan M, Opera J, DeHart M, Cook P. Reduction in Testing and Change in Testing Algorithm Associated with Decrease in Number of Nosocomial Clostridium difficile Infections. IDWeek 2019, October 2-5. Washington, DC.

Older ID Weeks

ECCMID

2023

Chan, N, Lebron, D, Cook, P. Challenges of Severe Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis: A Case Presentation and Review of Treatments.  ECCMID 2023. Copenhagen, Denmark.

SHEA

2024

Azzam, R, Pierce, J. Factors Associated with Inappropriate Urine Culture Orders in Hospitalized Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters.  SHEA 2024.  Houston, TX