The pediatric infectious diseases fellowship training program is jointly administered by the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The mission of the program is to prepare pediatricians for a successful career in academic medicine.
The program emphasizes training to make scholarly contributions to the field of infectious diseases as independent investigators in the clinical, translational or basic sciences or contribute to the improvement sciences, including antimicrobial stewardship, prevention, quality improvement and global/ public health. We offer exceptional opportunities for clinical and research training at both sites. In addition to robust clinical programs targeting traditional pediatric infectious diseases, we are national leaders in the care of immunocompromised patients and education related to this population. Fellows have the opportunity to pursue specialized career development pathways focusing on basic science, clinical/translational science, quality improvement and implementation science, including global health and medical education.
Fellows rotate at Le Bonheur and St. Jude and provide consultative services to the Newborn Center at Regional One Health. Over the course of the program, fellows spend a minimum of six weeks in HIV medicine and four weeks on the transplant service. Training is individualized and may include electives in antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, global health and other areas.
For more information visit: www.stjude.org/id-fellowship.
Fellow Awards
- Afreen Abraham - Best Trainee Abstract Award and Travel Stipend - 4th Annual Infections in Immunocompromised Host Symposium - 2023, IDWeek Travel Award - 2023
- Sandra Castejon - Travel Stipend - 4th Annual Infections in Immunocompromised Host Symposium - 2023, PIDS Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Fellowship Award - 2023; Best Case Poster of the 23rd Annual St. Jude/PIDS Conference - 2024
Research Interests
- Infections in immunocompromised patients
- Respiratory infections
- Herpesvirus family immunomodulation
- Hospital-acquired infections
- Inflammatory and immune responses
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Vaccine development
- HIV
- Diagnostic test development
Program Staff: Infectious Diseases
Program Director
Elisabeth Adderson, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Le Bonheur Site Director
Tim Minniear, MD, MsC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Fellowship Coordinator
Trachia Wilson
trachia.wilson@stjude.org
901.595.5640
