Infectious Diseases Fellowship - Faculty

Nelson Nicolasora, MD

Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation, College of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Health System
Internal Medicine, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, University of Michigan Health Systems

Jonas Marschall, MD, MSc

Division Chief
Professor, Clinical Scholar

Medical School: University of Basel, Switzerland
Residency: General Surgery, Spitalregion Furstenland Toggenburg
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cantonspital Bruderholtz
Internal Medicine, Regionalspital Emmental Services
Fellowship: Epidemiology, University of Basel, Switzerland
Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Wajih Askar, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical school: University of Kalamoon, Syria
Residency: Internal Medicine residency at Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
Fellowship: Infectious Disease fellowship at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Kent Carpenter, DO, MS

Assistant Clinical Professor

Osteopathic Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Carepoint Health/Bayonne Medical center
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, Saint Louis University, School of Medicine

Ron Galbraith, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai NY
Fellowship: Mount Sinai NY

John Galgiani, MD

Director, Valley Fever Center for Excellence
Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine - Tucson
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Associate-Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine - Phoenix

Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Residency: Internal Medicine, Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francsico; Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, Calif.
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.

Gerardo Gomez Abundis, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: Universidad de Guadalajara
Residency: John Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Hilary Hunsinger, DO

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, McLaren Macomb Hospital
Fellowship: University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Tucson

Aishan Shi, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: Internal Medicine, Banner University of Arizona – Tucson
Fellowship: University of California Davis

Tirdad Zangeneh, DO,
MA, FACP, FIDSA, FAST

Section Chief, Infectious Disease, Phoenix VA Medical Center
Professor, Clinical Scholar

Medical School: Nova Southeastern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Miami
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, University of Miami

Yuan Zhou, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Residency: Internal Medicine, Tulane University
Fellowship: University of Washington

Caeli Barker, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C)

Medical Education: Baylor College of Medicine (Physician Assistant Program)
Board Certifications: Physician Assistant, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Emir Kobic, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Pharmacy School: Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale Minnesota
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency: Fairview Health – University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis Minnesota

Michelle Potter,
PharmD, BCIDP

Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Pharmacy School: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital