Faculty

UConn Health

A 224-bed hospital at UConn Health in Farmington, provides highly specialized inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. UConn Health contains most of the departmental research laboratories as well as the medical, dental and graduate schools.

Lisa M. Chirch, M.D.

Lisa M. Chirch, M.D., FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program

Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Antiviral Therapy, Metabolic Complications of HIV, PrEP, Bone and Joint infections, Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education

Kevin Dieckhaus, M.D., FIDSA

Kevin Dieckhaus, M.D., FIDSA
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Core Faculty Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program; Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS Retention in Care, Therapeutics, and Adherence, Global Health and Development Travel Medicine, Nosocomial Infections, HIV-Related Education

David B. Banach, M.D., M.P.H.

David B. Banach, M.D., M.P.H.
Core Faculty, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program; Associate Professor of Medicine; Head of Infection Prevention; Hospital Epidemiologist

Areas of Interest: Health Care Associated Infections, Infections in Immunocompromised Patients, Infection Control and Prevention

Casey Godshal, M.D.

Casey Godshal, M.D.
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Site Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infections, Viral Hepatitis, PrEP, LTBI, Orthopedic Infections

David A. Fraulino, D.O.

David A. Fraulino, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Infections caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Justin D. Radolf, M.D.

Justin D. Radolf, M.D.
Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Lyme Disease/Borrelia burgdorferi; Syphilis/Treponema pallidum

Mary E. Snayd, M.D.

Mary E. Snayd, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Jeffrey Aeschlimann, Pharm.D.

Jeffrey Aeschlimann, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacy

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics, Resistance Mechanisms

P. Rocco LaSala, M.D., D(ABMM)

P. Rocco LaSala, M.D., D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Clinical Microbiology

Areas of Interest: Research interests include evaluating traditional and novel methods for detecting antimicrobial resistance, reducing analytic time for microbial detection, and optimizing clinical utilization of laboratory testing

Hartford Hospital

Sharing an extensive medical campus with the Connecticut Children's, Hartford Hospital is an 850-bed acute care, regional, medical center providing care in all medical specialties. The Institute of Living provides comprehensive care and treatment for psychiatric and chemically-dependent patients.

Shaheena Shan, M.D.

Shaheena Shan, M.D.
Assistant Medical Director, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Infectious Diseases at Hartford Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Site Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program
Chair, Resident and Fellow Council, CT American College of Physicians

Areas of Interest: General Infectious Diseases, Chronic Wounds, HIV, Hepatitis C, Travel Medicine

Ulysses Wu, M.D.

Ulysses Wu, M.D.
System Director of Infectious Diseases, Chief Epidemiologist, Chief Antimicrobial Steward

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, HAI’s, FUO’s, the Differential Diagnosis

Patrick Cahill, M.D.

Patrick Cahill, M.D.
Medical Director, Community Care Clinic

Areas of Interest: HIV/Primary Care, Gender Health, Addiction Medicine

Faiqa Cheema, M.D.,

Faiqa Cheema, M.D.
Medical Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Director, General Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Infections in Immunocompromised Patients; Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients, Solid Tumors. Device-associated Infections LVAD. Management of complex chronic lung infections by atypical mycobacterial pathogens. Management of infections in Cystic fibrosis.

Eunsun “Emma” Lee, M.D.

Eunsun “Emma” Lee, M.D.
Assistant Director, Infectious Diseases

Areas of Interest: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Inpatient Infectious Diseases, HIV/Primary Care

Ann Palmer, M.D.

Ann Palmer, M.D.
Assistant Director, Infectious Disease, Hartford Hospital Community Health
Assistant Professor Infectious Infectious Diseases University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Stewardship.

Lavanya Jitendranath, M.D.

Lavanya Jitendranath, M.D.
Assistant Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Bone and Joint Infections, Complicated Infections, Health Care Infections, Surgical Site Infections, Travel Medicine

Paul Anthony, M.D.

Paul Anthony, M.D.
System Medical Director, Colleague Health, Hartford HealthCare
Assistant Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital

Areas of Interest: HIV, Infections and the Workplace, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hospital-acquired Infections, Travel Medicine

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

With two campus locations in Hartford and over 600 acute care beds, it anchors a regional health care system which includes the Hoffman Heart Institute of Connecticut, the Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Connecticut. An advanced computerized physician order entry system brings added safety to patient care at Saint Francis.

Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo, M.D.

Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo, M.D.
Chief of Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician Lead, Infection Prevention Physician Lead

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Prevention, HIV, Hepatitis C

Lauren Ibrahim, M.D.

Lauren Ibrahim, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine
Trinity Health of New England, Saint Francis Hospital

Areas of Interest: OB/GYN Infections, Bacterial Infections/MRSA, Antibiotic Stewardship, HIV, Hepatitis C

Harry Conte, M.D.

Harry Conte, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Travel Medicine and Infections in the Returning Traveler

Myrla Sajo, M.D.

Myrla Sajo, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Bone and Joint Infections Specifically Prosthetic Joint Infections, Implant-Associated Osteomyelitis of the Long Bone and Vertebral Spine, Surgical Site Infections, HIV/AIDS

The Hospital of Central Connecticut

A 362-bed acute care facility located in a nearby community of more than 70,000 people which provides a full spectrum of medical and surgical services. The hospital is a Connecticut affiliate of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.

Sarah Banks, M.D.

Sarah Banks, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Hospital Epidemiologist

Areas of Interest: General Infectious Diseases, HIV, Hospital Acquired Infections, MDR Gram Negative Infections

Henry Anyimadu, M.D., FACP

Henry Anyimadu, M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Bacterial Infections, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, Global Health

Jennifer Clark, M.D.

Jennifer Clark, M.D.
Hospital Epidemiology

Areas of Interest: Antibiotic Utilization

Carol Halasan, M.D.

Carol Halasan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Bone and Joint Infectious Disease, Infections of Immunocompromised Host, General Infectious Diseases, Mycobacterial Disease

Jesse Serrins, D.O.

Jesse Serrins, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Interest: HIV, Antibiotic Stewardship, Infections of Immunocompromised Patients

Connecticut Children’s

Juan C. Salazar, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.

Juan C. Salazar, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Physician-in-Chief
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine
Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Areas of Interest: Pediatric HIV, Immune Response of Pediatric and Adult Patients with Lyme disease Bacterium, International Translational Research (China and Columbia Collaboration)

Hassan El Chebib, M.D., FAAP

Hassan El Chebib, M.D., FAAP
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Patients with Immune Deficiencies, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Bone and Joint Infections, Viral Respiratory Infections

Henry M. Feder Jr.  M.D.

Henry M. Feder Jr., M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Periodic Fever, MRSA

Melissa Held, M.D.

Melissa Held, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean of Medical Student Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University

Areas of Interest: Medical Education, Professionalism, Lyme Disease, Global Child Health, Tropical Diseases, Kawasaki Disease, Zoonotic Infections, Neonatal Fever, Rotavirus

Hillary Hernandez-Trujillo, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Hillary Hernandez-Trujillo, M.D., MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Allergy and Immunology

Ashley Howard, D.O.

Ashley Howard, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Congenital Cytomegalovirus, Perinatal Infections, Immunology

Ian C. Michelow, M.D., FCPaed

Ian C. Michelow, M.D., FCPaed
Division Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Malaria Pathogenesis and Vaccines, Ebola Virus Disease, Clinical Epidemiology, Congenital Syphilis, and Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections

Gavin Schwarz, M.D.

Gavin Schwarz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Disorders of the Immune System, Including Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDO)

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Jennifer E. Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP
Co-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship

Grace H. Hong, APRN

Grace H. Hong, APRN
Lead Clinical Editor for Connecticut Children's Medical Clinical Pathways Program

Areas of Interest: Immunocompromised Patients Requiring IVIG Therapy, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hospital-wide Clinical Pathways, Protocols and Associated Educational Modules