2023 Graduation. Pictured are Dr. Monika Shah, Deputy-Physician-In-Chief, Education and Faculty Affairs, Infectious Disease faculty; Dr. Anna Kaltsas, Infectious Disease Program Director; Fellowship Graduate Dr. Eugene (Gene) Harper; Fellowship Graduate Dr. Rich Kodama; Dr. Peter A. Mead, Infectious Disease faculty.
Rich Kodama, DO is a second-year clinical fellow in the Infectious Diseases (ID) program. Dr. Kodama graduated from A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, Arizona, and completed his clinical rotations at New York University Langone in Brooklyn, New York. He trained as a resident in Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he received institutional awards for his professionalism. There, he also performed quality improvement work aiming at reducing Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) rates.
Dr. Kodama is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the ID Society of New York (IDSNY) and serves on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Much of Dr. Kodama’s research and publications have been related to COVID-19, including anticoagulation outcomes, impact on patients with sickle cell disease, and remote monitoring for outpatients. His clinical interests include transplant ID, hospital epidemiology, immunocompromised hosts, and mycobacterial infections.
Prior to entering medical school, Dr. Kodama was a high school mathematics and health teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was born and raised. In his free time, he enjoys bowling, exploring the big city, international travel, striving for fitness, and exploring cultures through food.
Eugene Paul Harper, MD is a second-year clinical fellow in the ID program. He graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota in 2018. In his final year of medical school, he rotated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, working on multi-state foodborne Salmonella and E. coli outbreaks.
Prior to starting ID fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), Dr. Harper completed residency in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was presented with the Jimmy Moss Community Service Award in recognition of his work with underserved populations in local safety-net clinics. He is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) and serves on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee at MSK.
Dr. Harper has published research in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and the CDC on the efficacy of antitoxin therapy in treatment of foodborne botulism in Clinical Infectious Diseases. He also presented an Echinococcus case series at IDWeek, and some of his quality improvement work on the reduction of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) rates was most recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality and Outcomes. He is currently investigating intravenous immunoglobulin therapy-related phlogistic reactions with Dr. Ying Taur at MSK.
Prior to beginning his career in medicine, Dr. Harper served in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Infantry Squad Leader, completing two combat deployments to Iraq. For fun, he enjoys sailing and adventure travel.
Graduates of Our Training Program
2023-2024
Rakan Al-Ghanamah
Roshni Culas
Maryam Abdul
Jimil Raina
Swarn Arya
2022-2023
Rakan Al-Ghanamah
Roshni Culas
Maryam Abdul
Rich Kodama
Eugene Paul Harper
2021-2022
Marilia Bernardes
Hyeon Mu Jang
Jumanah Algazaq
Rich Kodama
Eugene (Gene) Harper
2020-2021
Mario Caldararo
Marilia Bernardes
Hyeon Mu Jang
Jumanah Algazaq
2019-2020
Yael Bogler
Tamara Nawar
Mario Caldararo
Marilia Bernardes
2018-2019
Yael Bogler
Tamara Nawar
Shane Alexander
Ritu Kathuria
2017-2018
Rocco Richards
Markus Plate
Alejandro Herrera
Shane Alexander
Ritu Kathuria
2016-2017
Markus Plate
Rocco Richards
Alejandro Herrera
Tilly Varughese
Alexandra Franco
2015-2016
Tilly Varughese
Esther Arguello Perez
Fabian Romero
Alexandra Franco
Lena Heung
Sejal Morjaria
2014-2015
Esther Arguello Perez
Fabian Romero
Maria Del Castillo Garcia
Lena Heung
Anabella Lucca Bianchi
Sejal Morjaria
2013-2014
Maria Antonieta Del Castillo
Cesar Figueroa Ortiz
Lena Heung
Sherard Lacaille
Anabella Lucca Bianchi
Sejal Morjaria
Paola Palomino
2012-2013
Cesar Figueroa Ortiz
Ubonvan Jongwutiwes
Sherard Lacaille
Yeon Joo Lee
Tarek Mikati
Paola Palomino
Lalitha Parameswaran
Gil Redelman Sidi
2011-2012
Cesar Figueroa Ortiz
Ubonvan Jongwutiwes
Yeon Joo Lee
Tarek Mikati
Lalitha Parameswaran
Urania Rappo
Gil Redelman Sidi
2010-2011
Radoslava Klein
Yeon Joo Lee
Peter Augustus Mead
Tarek Mikati (Research Fellow)
Lalitha Parameswaran
Urania Rappo
Gil Redelman Sidi
2009-2010
Radoslava Klein
Peter Augustus Mead
Tarek Mikati
Urania Rappo
Gil Redelman Sidi
2008-2009
Daniel Barkan
Carlos Jarmillo
Tarek Mikati
Agam Rao
Gil Redelman Sidi
Ying Taur
2007-2008
Daniel Barkan
Tobias Hohl
Ashwin Jathavedam
Carlos Jarmillo
Mini Kamboj
Mirella Mircescu
Agam Rao
Ying Taur
2006-2007
Daniel Barkan
Tobias Hohl
Ashwin Jathavedam
Mini Kamboj
Khatuna Kadeishvili
Coralina Mihu
Mirella Mircescu
Ying Taur
2005-2006
Daniel Barkan
Tobias Hohl
Mini Kamboj
Khatuna Kadeishvili
Mikyung Lee
Coralina Mihu
Mirella Mircescu
2004-2005
Yonhee Cha
Tobias Hohl
Mini Kamboj
Mikyung Lee
Coralina Mihu
2003-2004
Yonhee Cha
Svetolik Djurkovic
David Galinkin
Tobias Hohl
Sandra Kesh
Joseph Kim
Mikyung Lee
David Weinstock
2002-2003
Nikolaos Almyroudis
Svetolik Djurkovic
David Galinkin
Joseph Kim
Monika Shah
David Weinstock
2001-2002
Daniel Goodman
Philip Nizza
Monika Shah
David Weinstock
2000-2001
Cyrus Badshah
Roxana Ferreiro
Daniel Goodman
Shaker Itani
Philip Nizza
Abdelghani Sebti
Susan Seo
Monika Shah
Roman Tuma
1999-2000
Cyrus Badshah
Roxana Ferreiro
Shaker Itani
Abdelghani Sebti
Susan Seo
1998-1999
Abdelghani Sebti
Adrian Popp
Tariq Quadri
Amar Safdar (Research)
Susan Seo