Current Fellows

Class of 2023-2025

Marc Pickard, MD

Medical school: St. George’s University

Residency program: Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX

Hobbies: Tennis, travel, movies

Why I Chose Infectious Disease: Especially during the COVID19 pandemic, infectious disease challenged me like no other specialty, allowing me to hone in my critically thinking and clinical skills.

Moayad Al Hadidi, MD

Medical school: University of Jordan

Residency program: New York Medical College at Saint Michaels Medical Center

Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, fishing and soccer. I also love Traveling and exploring new places.

Why I Chose Infectious Disease: I want to Specialize in Infectious Disease because of the variety of exciting cases which includes many contrasting presentations and treatments.

Jeremy Levin, MD

Medical school: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten

Residency program: Norwalk Hospital/ Yale University Program

Career Goals: I would ideally like to pursue either general ID or immunocompromised/transplant ID.

Hobbies: Attending live concerts (funk, jazz, indie), listening to medical podcasts, supporting the Rangers and Giants, hanging out with my family and friends, exercising.

Manzoor Un Nisa, MD

Medical school: Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

Residency program: Raritan Bay Medical Center, NJ

Hobbies: I love the thrill of discovering new places and the freedom that comes with each discovery. I am constantly plagued by feeling of wanderlust and I cannot wait to satisfy every bit of it.

Fernando Segovia, MD

Medical school: Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico

Residency program: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Texas

Career goals: As someone who enjoys variety, I feel that ID offers a broad-spectrum (pun intended) of infectious pathologies and patient diversity. I chose ID at Rutgers NJMS because I wanted to train in a densely populated area with exposure to the wide array of patients and diseases ID has to offer. I also have an interest in critical care and NJMS allows me to combine my interest in ID and the critically ill.

Hobbies: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, testing my personal limits for spicy foods, watching Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop as often as possible

Class of 2024-2026

Evelina Khalilova, MD

Medical school: Crimea State Medical University

Residency program: Richmond University Medical Center

Hobbies: I truly enjoy cooking traditional Mediterranean cuisine, as well as exploring and broaden my knowledge in World History.

Why I chose Infectious Diseases: In the past, diseases that once claimed countless lives have become curable or manageable, thanks to the relentless efforts of infectious disease physicians. I am truly inspired by the progress we have made, and I am committed to being part of the ongoing fight against infectious diseases, ensuring that more lives can be saved in the future. I have a particular interest in transplant infectious disease, where the complexity of managing infections in immunocompromised patients presents both unique challenges and opportunities.

Francesca Licandro, MD

Medical school: University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts

Residency program: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my family/friends, reading novels, watching horror movies, going to haunted houses, and playing soccer.

Career Goals: ID is such an interesting and diverse subspecialty. I am excited to further explore all ID has to offer, currently I am interested in General ID and possibly private practice.

Abdullah Tahir, MD

Medical school: Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Residency program: Icahn SOM Mount Sinai-Elmhurst Hospital

Hobbies: bicycling, board games, sci-fi books

Why I chose Infectious Diseases at NJMS: I joined ID fellowship at NJMS, Newark for its prestigious reputation, diverse patient population, and access to esteemed mentors. It also allows me to enjoy the beautiful nature the tri-state has to offer.