Department of Medicine

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Montefiore Einstein Infectious Diseases Fellows receive a broad and comprehensive two-year clinical and research training experience, with an optional third-year intensive research opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career dedicated to clinical, translational or laboratory research. Fellows see cases across all areas of infectious disease, including HIV, hepatitis C, transplant infections, multidrug-resistant infections, tropical medicine and more.

Priya Nori MD, Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Why our program could be right for you

The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program prepares fellows for successful careers as scientific investigators, attending physicians and private practitioners. During first-year clinical training, each fellow performs more than 600 inpatient consultations, gaining clinical experience across the spectrum of infectious diseases, from community-acquired and nosocomial infections to HIV/AIDS, as well as with complications of transplantations and malignancies, infections from multidrug-resistant organisms, pediatric infectious diseases, travel medicine and global health. 

Rachel Bartash, MD, Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

 

During the research and professional-development years, fellows participate in at least one intensive clinical, translational or basic science research project. Here, our dedicated faculty mentors perform cutting-edge research and bring fellows on board for outstanding training opportunities. Fellows also have the opportunity to undertake additional projects in quality improvement, medical education and other areas of interest. 

We encourage fellows who are pursuing a career in intensive research to stay for at least three years of fellowship, so they can take on an intensive investigative project with an experienced research mentor and/or NIH-funded investigator. During these later years of fellowship, fellows train with a supportive faculty to strengthen their skills in research methods, study design, IRB navigation and critical appraisal of literature.

Moses Campus

At our main campus, fellows are immersed in every possible area of infectious disease study. The teaching faculty at the Moses Campus have diverse clinical and research expertise in HIV primary care, opportunistic infections, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mycobacterial infections, solid-organ transplant, hematologic malignancies, bone marrow transplant and multidrug resistance. Moses is also home to the Center for Positive Living, one of the largest HIV primary care sites in New York, as well as Montefiore Oval Center, a sexual-health clinic specializing in prevention, screening and care for the LGBTQ community.

Our program welcomes individuals who are passionate about infectious diseases and who will contribute to the field in all possible ways.

Liise-anne Pirofski, MD

Chief, Infectious Diseases

Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Einstein Campus

Jack D. Weiler Hospital is located in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, adjacent to our medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Division Chief Dr. Liise-anne Pirofski holds teaching rounds here, as do many other faculty, including Dr. Josh Nosanchuk and Dr. Marla Keller. As leaders in basic science and translational research, Weiler teaching faculty are experts in many areas of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis and malaria, as well as viral, bacterial and fungal pathogenesis. 

A world-renowned faculty

Liise-anne Pirofski, MD

Chief, Infectious Diseases
Mitrani Chair, Biomedical Research

Priya Nori, MD

Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP)
Medical Director, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Program
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Rachel Bartash, MD

Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Director, Stewardship in the Compromised Host
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases

Marla Keller, MD

Vice Chair, Research, Medicine
Associate Director, Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Professor, Infectious Diseases
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health

Barry Zingman, MD

Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases Services & Center for Positive Living, Moses Campus
Professor, Infectious Diseases

A challenging and innovative curriculum

Montefiore Einstein’s Infectious Diseases Fellowship is one of the largest fellowships of its kind in the United States. This two-year program is a clinical and research training experience at its core, and is enriched by an abundance of cases in all areas of infectious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis C, transplant infections, multidrug resistant infections, tropical medicine and others. While training, all first- and second-year fellows participate in ambulatory care, grand rounds presentations and assisting on our Antibiotic Stewardship Program. A third-year intensive research opportunity is available to eligible fellows wishing to pursue a career dedicated to clinical, translational or laboratory research, under the mentorship of a funded investigator on faculty at Montefiore Einstein.

Ambulatory care

All first year fellows attend weekly continuity clinic at Montefiore Einstein’s Center for Positive Living/ID Clinic, Montefiore’s Oval Center and Montefiore Hutchison Campus where they maintain a busy HIV patient panel and have exposure to patients with other sexually transmitted infections, those receiving parenteral antibiotics (OPAT) and general infectious diseases. These clinic sessions are preceded by a didactic lecture by the clinic preceptor.

Second year fellows maintain their HIV continuity clinic at Montefiore Einstein’s Center for Positive Living/ID Clinic. The clinic experience is optional for third-year fellows, but most elect to continue it.

Fellows also have the opportunity to participate in the Parasitology Clinic at Jacobi Medical Center on the guidance of Dr. Christina Coyle, where they gain exposure to patients with confirmed or probably parasitic diseases or other travel-related infections.

Grand rounds presentations

Infectious Diseases faculty and fellows come together weekly at grand rounds, where fellows present interesting cases and relevant literature reviews. Grand rounds are also presented by invited speakers who are prominent members of the infectious diseases research community. On average, first-year fellows give about 10 case presentations. Second- and third-year fellows present journal club articles and final research seminars.  

Antimicrobial Stewardship Track

First- and second-year fellows work closely with the physicians and pharmacists as part of a hands-on, multidisciplinary Antibiotic Stewardship Program, which takes place across our Moses, Einstein and Wakefield Campuses. By their involvement in day-to-day policies of antibiotic restriction, tailored antibiotic prescribing and critical pathways, fellows are well-prepared to implement and build stewardship programs following their fellowships.

Fellows spend 2-3 months rotating at our Wakefield Campus which is a community-based hospital with excellence in ICU care, obstetrics and gynecology, and medical/surgical wards. Wakefield is also home to Montefiore's Center for Joint Replacement Surgery. Under the guidance of one of our distinguished ID faculty, fellows lead the consultative ID service at Wakefield where they are able to see a wide variety of pathology and are highly involved in teaching of residents and medical students.

Year one curriculum

Montefiore Einstein’s Infectious Diseases Fellowship is one of the largest fellowships of its kind in the United States, and incorporates a two-year clinical and research training experience at its core. The first year focuses on clinical training, where fellows perform more than 600 inpatient consultations and gain experience across the spectrum of infectious diseases. The second year is more research intensive, giving our fellows the opportunity to participate in at least one clinical, translational or basic science research project while also training in biostatistics and quality-improvement methodologies. Fellows who are interested in pursuing a career in intensive research are encouraged to stay on for a third year to take on an investigative research project under the mentorship of our faculty.

Clinical training

As part of their clinical training, each fellow performs more than 600 inpatient consultations in the first year of fellowship. Experienced infectious disease pharmacists work closely with our faculty-fellow teams, often rounding with them to assist in drug dosing, PK/PD, extended infusion dosing, therapeutic drug monitoring and the procurement of non-formulary agents. Consultations take place at Moses Campus, Moses Division Immunocompromised Host and Transplant Service, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Einstein Campus and Wakefield Campus.

Microbiology Laboratory

Four weeks of the first year are spent in the diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory and Virology Laboratory at Montefiore Einstein, where bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, serology, special drug testing and virology are all reviewed. This rotation also allows for a weekly session in the Parasitology Clinic at Jacobi Medical Center.

Working in New York City, we care for populations with infectious diseases from all over the world, like tuberculosis, parasitic infections and sexually transmitted infections.

Priya Nori, MD

Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Year two curriculum and beyond

The second year of our Infectious Diseases Fellowship is more research-intensive, giving our fellows the opportunity to participate in at least one clinical, translational or basic science research project while also training in biostatistics and quality-improvement methodologies. Fellows who are interested in pursuing a career in intensive research are encouraged to stay on for a third year to take on an investigative research project under the mentorship of our faculty. Our fellows have gone on to succeed in basic science, clinical research, clinical practice and medical education.

Learning and development opportunities

Second-year fellows continue their attendance at weekly grand rounds and are provided additional educational opportunities, including a Fundamentals of Data Management and Biostatistics course and an Infectious Diseases Board Review course. Second-year fellows also participate in training in infection control and prevention, presentation at grand rounds, laboratory instruction of second-year medical students in our Infectious Diseases Microbiology course and completion of Montefiore Einstein’s two-year Clinical Research Training Program. Infectious Diseases Fellows doing research at the medical school may also attend the departmental research seminars, which are held almost daily.

Mentoring

Fellows on research time are followed closely by their faculty mentors, generally with intensive weekly meetings.

Electives

Electives in diagnostic microbiology and infections in transplantation recipients and other immunocompromised hosts are available to fellows.

Areas of investigation

Montefiore Einstein’s research tracks provide specialized research and training opportunities, individually tailored to the interests and needs of each fellow. Prospective fellows are encouraged to investigate potential mentors and take advantage of the opportunity to meet them during interview day.

Global Health and Tropical Medicine Track

Our Global Health and Tropical Medicine Track provides fellows with a wealth of innovative opportunities to participate in clinical and basic research and to work with leaders in educational, clinical and research endeavors in these areas.

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HIV Track

The HIV Track at Montefiore Einstein offers fellows ample opportunities in clinical and basic HIV research. Fellows also have opportunities to develop clinical expertise, allowing them to graduate as a highly qualified HIV specialist.

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Hospital Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Our Hospital Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program trains fellows pursuing research projects in these areas with educational and practical evidence-based training in antimicrobial stewardship and provides them with the opportunity to participate in research projects in a high-volume clinical setting.

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Pathogenesis Track

Our Pathogenesis Track provides unparalleled opportunities for fellows to participate in translational and basic research. Fellows work alongside faculty who are leaders in studies of host-pathogen interactions, vaccine and drug development, susceptibility and resistance to infectious diseases, novel approaches to the treatment of infectious diseases and innovative approaches to understanding microbial virulence.

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Women’s Health Track

Fellows on our Women’s Health Track have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge epidemiological, clinical and translational studies in women’s health.

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Immunocompromised Patient and Transplant Track

As part of our Immunocompromised Patient and Transplant Track, fellows learn how to diagnose and treat complex infectious issues found within Montefiore Einstein’s large immunocompromised patient population. Collaborating closely with our transplant teams, fellows have the opportunity to deliver optimal medical care, as well as opportunities for research. 

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Hear from our fellows

As one of the top 10 largest medical and surgical training programs in the country, Montefiore Einstein provides postgraduate clinical training to more than 1,400 residents across 106 accredited residency and fellowship programs. Here, our postgraduate trainees share their own first-hand experiences.

Fellowship Application Information

We’re seeking fellows who will shape the future of healthcare.

If you would like to apply to become an Infectious Diseases Fellow at Montefiore Einstein, here is some information to keep in mind.

  • July 5, 2023—ERAS applications open to candidates
  • July 19, 2023—ERAS applications open to fellowship programs
  • September-October 2023—Virtual interview conducted
  • November 15, 2023—Rank order list deadline
  • November 29th, 2023—Match results announced

Montefiore Einstein recognizes that having a diverse and inclusive institution is critical to success, and we reaffirm our fervent commitment to fostering a culture in which diversity is a central tenet.
 

Have questions? Get in touch.

Priya Nori, MD
Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
pnori@montefiore.org

Ana Capellan
Coordinator, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
acapella@montefiore.org

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