First Year Fellows
Chad Hinkle, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Favorite Antimicrobial?
Cefazolin! Because that R1 side chain is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
Kaylie Miller, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Favorite Antimicrobial?
As a recent hospitalist, I have to say amp-sulbactam. Frequently started by the ED for patients coming in “infection NOS.” Not too broad and an easy oral transition. Ends up being pneumonia? We’re good. Intra-abdominal source? Great. SSTI? Should be fine. Urinary tract infection? We’re covered
Kritos Vasiloudes, MD
Medical School: USF Morsani College of Medicine
Residency: USF Morsani College of Medicine
Favorite Antimicrobial?
My favorite Antibiotic is Bactrim. UTIs, transplant prophylaxis, MRSA, PJP, and more. Great bioavailability. Unique mechanism of action. One of the most versatile and interesting antibiotics in the game.
Second Year Fellows
Christopher Kaperak, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Chicago
T32 PTCH Fellow
Favorite Antimicrobial?
Don’t overthink it! Penicillin. First identified and still in use.
Palak Patel, DO
Medical School: Midwestern University
Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Favorite Antimicrobial?
Overused but underappreciated. I’m gonna go with azithro. We use it commonly but I’m not sure people appreciate how good of a drug it is. Not only does it treat so many infections but it is immunomodulatory and prokinetic.
Eric Roessler, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Favorite Antimicrobial?
Is it too chaotic to say linezolid? Often feared but good to have around when you need it.
Third Year Fellow
Sabrina Imam, MD, PhD
Medical School: Loyola University
Residency: University of Chicago
Transplantation Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist Advanced Fellow
Favorite Antimicrobial?
I’d say my most underrated antibiotic is doxy (though it’s probably every ID person’s favorite) – great MRSA, some Strep; a great option for step-down therapy; and as one of my favorite ID attendings advised, sometimes you need to treat a doxycycline deficiency when you’re faced with a complicated case and no answers in sight!
Fourth Year Fellow (Adult/Peds ID)
John “Jack” Flores, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago (Med/Peds)
T32 PITCH Fellow
Favorite Antimicrobial?
Objectively the greatest antibiotic on the market is ceftriaxone. Meningitis? Let’s do it. Intraabdominal mess? We got you. Concerning sexual encounter? I got just the trick. Kidney’s don’t work? No problem. Only have enough memory to remember dosing regimen of one antibiotic? Give me 1 or 2g q24h Any day of the week. This “Jack”-of-all-trades can at least make a partial dent in any infectious foci, and a quick intramuscular shot gives you 24 hours of breathing room.