FIRST year Fellows
Fernando Centeno , MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Megan Hansen , MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Residency: Duke University
Bettie Kareko, MD
Medical School: Oregon Health and Sciences University
Residency: Oregon Health and Sciences University
Seung Ah Kang, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: Tulane University
Meghan Mahalawat, DO
Medical School: Touro University of Nevada
Residency: University of Nevada, Reno
Matt Tan, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Residency: UC San Diego
Clara Warden, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Yale University
Devon Zander, MD
Medical School: New York University
Residency: University of Washington
SECOND year Fellows
Nicholas "Nico" Campalans , MD
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Research Interests: Low Barrier Models of Care, ID/Addiction Overlap
Hobbies: Music & merrymaking, running, hiking, gardening
Seattle Bucket List Item: Big salmon day at the Ballard Locks
Michael Dagher, MD
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Duke University
Research Interests: We have great therapies for infections like HIV, hepatitis, and TB yet some people can’t access treatment. I’m interested in identifying barriers to care and finding ways to change our delivery of healthcare to ensure everyone has access to life saving treatment.
Hobbies: I enjoy reading, gardening, and pretending like I might one day pick up pottery.
Seattle Bucket List Item: A day at the lake!
Kirby Erlandson , MD, MBA
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: NYU Langone Health
Bianca Mulaikal , DO
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Alison Smith , MD, MSc
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University
Research Interests: Infection prevention/control, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship, and their intersections with health system sustainability; global MDRO responses; treatment and local control of tuberculosis
Hobbies: Trail running, cycling, sewing/mending, camping/backpacking, seeking out local music
Seattle Bucket List Item: Learning to Nordic ski properly!, hiking the Wonderland Trail
Gavin Sowa , MD, MSc
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: Northwestern University
Research Interests: Virology, diagnostics, host pathogen interaction
Hobbies: Bass guitar, mushroom hunting, learning Spanish, volunteering with my dog
Seattle Bucket List Item: I’d like to learn how to sail!
Sajal Tiwary , MD
Medical School: Washington University, St. Louis
Residency: Washington University, St. Louis
Research Interests: AMR in Gram negative rods, basic science bench nerd stuff
Hobbies: Reading pretentious fiction, continuously re-learning the violin and viola, taking too many threes in pickup basketball, spiking opponents in Super Smash Bros
Seattle Bucket List Item: Jumping into Lake Washington in the winter, just to say I did it
THIRD year Fellows
Carlos Gabriel Corpuz, MD, MBA
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Medical School: Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Research Interests: HIV implementation science (long-acting ARTs, low-barrier care)
Hobbies: jogging and biking, working out, listening to podcasts, watching sitcoms, and reading non-med books
Perfect Day in Seattle: Breakfast at Ludi's, go for a short run or mild-moderate hike, relaxed reading in a coffee shop and dinner out with friends
Joel Jurantee, MD
Medical School: Instituto Superior De Ciencias Medicas "Carlos J Finlay"
Residency: Internal Medicine, The Jewish Hospital
Research Interests: Tropical medicine, STI, new emerging diseases
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, soccer and cricket
Perfect Seattle Day: 70 degree weather and eating at a flavorful restaurant
Preston Kramer, MD
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: Internal Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Research Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostic stewardship, and diagnostic assays
Hobbies: Cooking, travel, DIY car care
Perfect Seattle Day: Sleep in followed by breakfast at Hood Famous Cafe, ferry to one of the islands or mushroom foraging, picnic at Gas Works park
Lucía Luna Wong, MD, MSc, PhD
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Arizona
Research Interests: Neglected tropical diseases, zoonoses, and evolutionary biology
Hobbies: Movies, theater, eating good food, and knitting
Perfect Seattle Day: Swimming in Green Lake during the summer
Brendan Mullen, MD
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Medical School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia
Research Interests: TB and HIV epidemiology, point of care TB diagnostics, TB diagnostics in children and people living with HIV
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, running, taking care of my plants and cat
Perfect Seattle Day: Wake up in time to still get a breakfast sandwich at Volunteer Park Cafe, walk through the Arboretum, find something new at the Fremont Sunday Market, get some Thai food for dinner, then head to the Ballard locks to watch salmon and seals at sunset!