1st Year Fellows
Apeksha Kakkar, MD
Medical School: Grant Govt. Medical College, Mumbai, India
Residency: The Wright Center for GME, PA
Hometown: Mumbai (you can win me over with ‘cutting’ chai)
Academic/Clinical Interest: Tropical medicine, Global health, One health, Travel medicine
General Interests: Writing (@lodestarpoetry – insta handle), Reading – fiction, Traveling, Swimming
Why UF? One of the best places in the United States to gain exposure in Tropical medicine. In addition to Global health, UF is one of the few premier institutes to offer a Planetary health track.
Email: kakkar.a@ufl.edu
Chilsia Shafi, MD
Medical School: K. S Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University
Residency: The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Hometown: Kochi, India
Academic/Clinical Interest: Traditional ID, Tropical medicine, Epidemiology (tough to choose!)
General Interests: I am trained in Indian classical dance, and I venture to try out other forms of dance when I get the time. I also love baking!
Why UF? The people, especially the leadership and the vibrant atmosphere at the University of Florida really drew me in. With its extensive resources and unparalleled learning opportunities, UF was easily my top choice for ID training.
Email: cshafi@ufl.edu
Celin Rajan, MD
Medical School: Christian Medical College (Ludhiana), Punjab, India
Residency: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley- Knapp
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Academic/Clinical Interest: General infectious disease, Epidemiology, Infection control
General Interests: Outdoor activities, baking, tennis, volleyball
Why UF? I heard great things about the program from a prior fellow which led me to apply to the program. But I chose this program because of the diverse cases it offers and the welcoming environment I experienced on the interview day.
Email: crajan@ufl.edu
2nd Year Fellows
Isha Shrimanker, MD
Medical School: Rural Medical College of Pravara Med Trust, India
Residency: Cayuga Medical Center
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Academic/Clinical Interest: General Infectious Diseases, Transplant and Tropical Infectious Diseases
General Interests: Dancing and Traveling
Why UF? Seeing how happy everyone was on the interview day including faculty and fellows. It felt like a very vibrant and healthy learning environment. UF gives me the opportunity to be exposed to a diverse set of patients and help enhance my knowledge. The ID Fellowship at UF trains us to be strong clinical physicians and this is where I saw myself as a fellow.
Email: ishrimanker@ufl.edu
Liliana Franco Moreira, MD
Medical School: Universidad de Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: UCF
Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico
Academic/Clinical Interest: Global Health, Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology
General Interest: Walking or biking trails and tennis
Why UF? The exposure to a broad spectrum and complexity of ID patients. The engagement and support from faculty to the fellow’s education.
Email: lfrancomoreira@ufl.edu
Minu Abraham, MD
Medical School: Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, India
Residency: BronxCare Health System
Hometown: Trivandrum, India
Academic/Clinical Interest: All fields in ID, Tropical Medicine
General Interests: Plants
Why UF? The People of UFID and the enormous variety of cases that grace the doors of UF
Email: m.abraham@ufl.edu
Veronika Kholodovych, MD
Medical School: University of Toledo
Residency: Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital
Hometown: Kyiv,Ukraine
Academic/Clinical Interest: HIV ad Global Medicine
General Interests: Reading, movies and spending time outdoors
Why UF? The range of clinical exposure is unparalleled.
Email: kholodovychv@ufl.edu