Education
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of Chicago is a three-year ACGME accredited program. Upon graduation, our fellows are poised to assume the role in the academic, clinical, or basic research field depending on their interests. Our program provides rigorous exposure to an extremely diverse and medically complex patient population in addition to research opportunities within the section and the University of Chicago at large.
Our program enthusiastically welcomes applications from Medicine/Pediatrics residents who wish to pursue a combined fellowship experience. Please contact mkumar@bsd.uchicago.edu for inquiries.
Madan Kumar, DO - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Education
Our Program
Our fellowship offers rich clinical and scholarly experiences in pediatric infectious diseases. Fellows train on a diverse and medically complex inpatient consultation service at Comer Children's Hospital and gain outpatient experience in general ID, travel medicine, and HIV/STI care through the Care2Prevent program at a local FQHC. Research and scholarly opportunities span infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, quality improvement, pediatric/adolescent HIV, and infections in immunocompromised hosts.
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David Zhang, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Program AIMS
- To produce competent clinical leaders in the field of Pediatric Infectious Diseases who are capable of treating diverse and medically complex pediatric patient populations.
- To develop the next generation of Pediatric Infectious Diseases scholars through the creation of a collaborative and supportive academic mentorship network.
- To facilitate the growth and development of Pediatric Infectious Diseases medical educators through fellow participation in University, Department, and Section-wide learning initiatives.
- To enhance fellows' utilization and application of a public-health approach to the discipline of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in order to maximize the overall health and well-being of the individuals and communities that they serve.