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University of California, San Francisco - Fresno

University of California, San Francisco - Fresno

UCSF-Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research
Department of Medicine
155 N. Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93701

Phone: 559-499-6484
Fax: 559-499-6501
Website: http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/internal/infectious_disease/
Email: ltahan@fresno.ucsf.edu

Training Program Director

Naiel Nassar, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine

Participating Hospitals

Community Regional Medical Center: 700 beds
Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System: 100 beds
USCF Hospitals (Moffit-Long): 560 beds

Program Training Offerings

How does this program meet the ABIM requirements for training in clinical microbiology?

Didactic Lectures; Hands-on Experience

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures; Hands-on Experiences

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in the following:

Infections in marrow transplant; Infections in solid organ transplant patients; Infections in travelers and tropical medicine

This Program provides training in STD management through:

Didactic Lectures; Hands-on Experience; Continuity Clinic

The Program has a didactic lecture course for fellows:

Yes

If yes, what is the average number of lectures provided over a two-year period?

75

Training is for:

MD, DO

Are there citizenship requirements?

No

Citizenship Requirements:

Types of visas accepted:

J1

Number of fellows accepted each year:

2 (option for 3)

Duration of the Fellowship (years):

2

The Program has a training grant (T32):

No

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year:

800

Number of Fellows completing the Program in the last 5 years:

11

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional):

Applications accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)?

Timeframe when applications are accepted:

Timeframe when interviews are done

Naiel N. Nassar,MD Professor of Clinical Medicine

Research Interests: HIV, Antimicrobial Stewardship, STD

Robert Libke, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine

Research Interests: Coccidioidomycosis

Simon Paul, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine

Research Interests: HIV, Coccidioidomycosis, Sertraline

Erica Kasper, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Interests: HIV Primary Care

Almira Opardija, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Interests: Infectious Diseases

Elham Rahmati, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Interests: Infectious Diseases

Peter Chin Hong, MD Professor of Medicine

Interests: Site Director UCSF Transplant Rotation

Marisa Mendez, PharmD Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Interests: Antimicrobial Stewardship