{"id":6606,"date":"2018-01-18T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=6606"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:02:52","slug":"current-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/infectious-diseases-fellowship\/current-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6606\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6606-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6606-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6606-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Maria-Teodora-Obreja.png\" alt=\"Maria-Teodora Obreja\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Maria-Teodora-Obreja.png 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Maria-Teodora-Obreja-115x150.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6606-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6606-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Maria-Teodora Obreja, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nPGY4<br \/>\nMedical School: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy<br \/>\nResidency: New York Medical College (Metropolitan) Program<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6606-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div 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Medicine, Barbados<br \/>\nResidency: Rutgers Health - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center<\/p>\n<p>Hobbies: Watching and playing soccer (lifelong Manchester City fan), hiking, exploring new restaurants and cuisines, and traveling when time allows<\/p>\n<p>ID Interests: Endocarditis, Antimicrobial Resistance, HIV Medicine, and Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6606-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6606-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6606-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/Aiswarya-Nair_160_208.jpg\" alt=\"Aiswarya Nair, M.B.B.S.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/Aiswarya-Nair_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/Aiswarya-Nair_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6606-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6606-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Aiswarya Nair, M.B.B.S.<\/strong><br \/>\nPGY5<br \/>\nMedical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India<br \/>\nResidency: Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY<\/p>\n<p>Hobbies: Reading, baking, and spending time with my cat Lupe<\/p>\n<p>ID Interests: Antimicrobial Stewardship and HIV Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6606-5\"  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