Saman Nematollahi, MD

Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship
Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)

Dr. Nematollahi is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He was previously chair of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Fellows Subcommittee and a liaison to the executive committee of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice. He is the chair of the American Society of Transplantation ID Community of Practice Education Workgroup. In addition, he is on the Infectious Disease Fellows Network Executive Committee and serves as director of research for The Clinical Problem Solvers and CardioNerds podcasts.

Degree(s)

  • MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2015
  • MEHP: Master of Education in the Health Professions, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Baltimore, 2022
Internship
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2015-2016
Residency
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2016-2018
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, Infectious Diseases (emphasis on transplant infectious diseases), 2018-2021
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, 2020
Clinical Specialties
Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease
Transplant Infectious Disease
Research Interests

fungal infections, Aspergillus and non-Aspergillus hyaline molds, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, cryptococcosis, medical education, assessment, innovation, teaching, finding ways to democratize diagnostic reasoning