Our Fellows
FIRST YEAR FELLOWS
Greta Josephson, DO, MPH
Greta is a Twin Cities native and her education began at the University of Minnesota where she received her undergraduate degree in biology. She continued her studies out east, attending medical school at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Virginia. She then moved back to the Midwest and completed Internal Medicine residency in Chicago at the University of Illinois Chicago - Advocate Christ Medical Center. During residency she also completed her Master’s in Public Health through University of Illinois-Chicago. Greta is looking forward to furthering her career in Infectious Disease back where her journey began at the University of Minnesota. Her clinical interests include antimicrobial stewardship, global health, and hospital epidemiology/infection control. In her free time, Greta enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband and family, staying active/spending time outdoors, reading, cooking, and trying new restaurants.
Spencer Morse, MD
Spencer was born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He completed a general Biology degree at the University of Central Arkansas and then obtained his MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences before moving to Minnesota to complete an internal medicine and pediatrics residency. He chose Minnesota program for its strong global health department and completed global health tracks in both internal medicine and pediatrics. After residency, he worked part time in primary care before returning to his true passion of global health and infectious disease. When not working, he spends time with his wife, son, and troublesome dog while perfecting his hobbies of amateur photography and home brewing.
SECOND YEAR FELLOWS
Bruce Aldred, MD
Bruce grew up in southern Delaware. He attended the University of Delaware, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He graduated from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and stayed on to complete the Internal Medicine Residency Program. In addition to his interest in clinical infectious diseases, Bruce has a zeal for teaching and medical education, specifically with a focus on combining video multimedia with medical education. In his free time, he enjoys a variety of activities including skateboarding, basketball, hiking, filmmaking, learning about industrial and railroad history, and gardening.
Adelaida Matevosyan, MD, PhD
Adelaida received her medical degree in 2002, completed the Ob-Gyn residency and worked as an attending in Armenia. She earned her PhD in 2011 at Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia, and then moved to the U.S.
Adelaida completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program at MedStar Health (Harbor Hospital), in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to starting the residency program, she was a research fellow at Georgia Cancer Center in Augusta, where she worked on the development of combinational cancer immunotherapies and investigation of the evaluation of tumor-mediated immune suppression. Once she completes the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, her focus will be on infectious diseases in transplant patients. Adelaida enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, baking and solving crossword puzzles.
Christine Thomas, DO
Christine grew up in Northern Colorado and attended Colorado State University, where she received an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science. Then she worked for a couple years on a variety of epidemiologic and clinical research projects in Denver, Colorado, before moving to Missouri to attend Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. After medical school, she completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago. Christine’s interests include epidemiology and global health. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her husband, attempting to cook, and frequenting coffee shops.
THIRD YEAR FELLOW
Serin Edwin Erayil, MBBS
Serin grew up in India and went to medical school at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. During her time in India, she was drawn to infectious diseases among vulnerable populations and developed an aptitude for research. Later, Serin had the opportunity to study public health in Sweden and discovered her passion for epidemiology, health policies and health behavioral change. She completed a Thesis in Public Health from Umea University, Sweden, on Coping Self-Efficacy in HIV patients. She did her residency in Internal Medicine from Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital in Chicago, where her love for infectious diseases and her zeal to take care of underserved populations were further reinforced. During her residency, she was engaged in various studies, including a project to improve the appropriateness of urinary catheter use among the resident community to mitigate Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Serin is excited to start her fellowship and is interested in epidemiological research, infection control and public health. In her spare time, she enjoys volleyball, hiking, ping-pong, music and dance, and is a certified WERQ Dance Fitness Instructor.
FOURTH YEAR FELLOW
Caleb Skipper, MD
Caleb grew up in a small town in rural North Dakota. He completed both his undergraduate and medical school at the University of North Dakota. He then went out west and finished his Internal Medicine Residency Program in Spokane, WA. Caleb first developed an interest in international work, after living in Ethiopia for one year where he helped develop a laboratory to diagnose malaria in the rural countryside. He has subsequently traveled back to Ethiopia several times for various short-term medical projects. His fellowship interests include global-public health, tropical medicine, and academics/teaching. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, fishing, and playing volleyball.
FORMER FELLOWS
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
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2020
Abulqadir Ahmad
Infectious Disease Specialist
North Memorial Health
Robinsdale, MNTeresa Fox
Infectious Disease Specialist
HealthPartners
Saint Paul, MNMatthew Pullen
Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MNBeth Thielen
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN -
2019
Shannon Andrews
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NYJessica Boettcher
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MNAshley Husebye
Infectious Diseases Specialist
St. Paul Infectious Disease Associates
St. Paul, MN -
2018
Mahsa Abassi
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MNRachel LaNasa
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NYSarah Lofgren
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MNKetzela Marsh
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases Clinic and Surgery Center
M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MNMuthu Narayan
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MNArick Sabin
Infectious Diseases Specialist and Clinical Microbiology Consultant
Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WINicholas Yared
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toledo
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH -
2017
Muhanad Mohamed
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WIJon Alpern
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases
HealthPartners Medicine, Regions Hospital
St. Paul, MN -
2016
Sara Lund (Nelson)
Infectious Diseases Specialist
St. Luke's Hospital Infectious Diseases Associates
Duluth, MN -
2015
Josh Rhein
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Infectious Diseases Institute, Makarere University, Kampala, Uganda -
2014
Mankpondehou Etienne Djevi
Infectious Diseases Specialist
St. Paul Infectious Disease Associates, St. Paul, MNCaitlin Eccles-Radtke
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MNSudershan Singh
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Woodland Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA -
2013
Anne Parker-Frosch
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNAnne-Marie Leuck
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNJoyce Sanchez
Staff Physician, Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNMegan Shaughnessy
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Staff Physician Infectious Diseases
Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN -
2012
Aylin Colpan
Infectious Disease Specialist, UMPC Hamot, Erie, PARobyn M. Kaiser
HealthPartners Medical, Infectious Diseases
Staff Physician, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MNAlexa Pragman
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MNPoorani Sekar
Instructor in Medicine-Hospital Medicine, Northwestern
University, Feinberg School of MedicineRebecca J. Zadroga
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases, Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN -
2011
Alison Bormann
Clinical Physician, Infectious Diseases
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MNEdwin Pereira
Infectious Diseases Provider
Allina Health, St. PaulMeghan Rothenberger
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN -
2010
Ogechika Alozie
Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), El Paso, TXShuli Bonham
Medical Director, Healthcare for the Homeless Clinic
Department of Public Health, City of Portland, Portland, MEBettina Knoll
Assistant Professor
Warren Alpert Medical School
of Brown University, RIDanny Muskardin
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2009
Dimitri Drekonja
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Staff Physician, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MNSudhir Kumar
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA