1. PASSED MY ID BOARDS!! You are now looking at a board certified ID physician! This ends a decade long journey in medical training as a Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG). This was a challenging & fulfilling journey, with many people to thank. My journey as an FMG, in a thread 🧵

Belated Diwali wishes from my nana (maternal grandad) who has now seen 101 Diwalis. ✨️

Weekend digest: name the pathogen/vector - Millions of death in previous centuries - Transmission via infected body lice contact - Fever, headache, confusion - Symptoms 2 weeks of exposure Image credit: CDC

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I’m very excited to finally be here—Book 4 in the Serpent Series, The Serpent’s Order, is now available for pre-order! Von Schlange—once a vigilante—has been forced into the shadows of Black Ops, weaponized as an assassin for a secret government unit. In Alaska, she infiltrates

Our fellowship often works and collaborates with the excellent residents from @MayoMN_IMRES on academic projects. Here are Dr. Bayless Dr. Zaslow Dr. Ab-Zeinah Dr. Man presenting at @IDWeekmtg . Great work team!!

Dr @Slalvarezm presenting his work on nocardia brain abscess in patients following BMT. Excellent work. Congratulations to the entire team! @nischalR3 @Stevens_AK @IDdocAdi

Weekend digest: name the pathogen - Summer/spring tick exposure - Febrile illness - Myalgia, malaise, headache - Maculopapular rash - Leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes - Co-infection possible - Secondary infections possible - PCR/serology based diagnosis

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Weekend digest: name the pathogen - chills, sweats, myalgia - pt with h/o splenectomy - co-infection possible - PCR or blood smear based diagnosis Image credit: CDC

Weekend digest: Name the Pathogen - Tender erythematous nodules in an immune compromised host - Broad based budding yeast - Elevated (1,3)-beta-D-glucan - Resistant to Itraconazole - Voriconazole preferred therapy

At #MayoIDfellowship @MayoClinicINFD our fellows get to rotate on variety of ID services such as Transplant ID, Ortho ID, ICU ID, ICH ID. They also rotate through and supervise residents on our General ID service. For more info, visit https://t.co/YSJ1Iq9fZi

Faculty spotlight 🌟🔦 Meet Dr @S_Chesdachai who has expertise in Transplant and Cardiovascular infectious diseases. He also sees a variety of complex outpatient syndrome and serves as the Transplant ID fellowship Program Director. For more information and requesting an

My nana turned 100 years old in July this year and one incident in his life linked to India's fight for independence is particularly striking. My nana moved to Bombay from his village in present day Gujarat in the mid 1940s. At the time, protests for the country's independence

Addressing the nation on Independence Day.

Weekend digest: Name the Pathogen - Traveller returning from Australia​ - Diabetes​ - Multifocal necrotizing pneumonia​ - Gram negative bacilli (pictured)​ - Pseudomonas sp. identified on MALDI-TOF

Our fantastic senior infectious disease fellow @MKerkelis presenting her work on parainfluenza infections in solid organ transplant recipients at the World Transplant Conference 2025. Great work supported by mentors @RazonableMD @nischalR3

Weekend digest: Name the Pathogen - Subacute granulomatousencephalitis in landscaper​ - Firm violaceous skin plaques​ - Unremarkable CSF despite brain abscess - Biopsy shows trophozoites and cystswith triple-layered wall​ - High mortality despite pentamidine,azoles, miltefosine

#ScholarlySunday features the work of our fellows and recent graduates on the impact of antibiotic lock therapy versus catheter removal in patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections. What did they find? #removetheline @NischalR3 @hussamtabaja2 @iddocadi

🚨Dr @ElenaBeamMD has succeeded the fantastic Dr @RazonableMD as PD for the ID fellowship. Dr Razonable has been a tireless advocate for fellowship expansion & fellow education/research/wellness. We thank him for his leadership & wish Dr Beam the best of luck in her new role!

Our wonderful fellows enjoying some post work socialization on a beautiful warm evening in Rochester #Wellness

My nana has turned 100 years old today 💙🙏🏽