Program Leadership & Key Clinical Faculty
Emily V. Wood, MD
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Department of Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Transplant Infections
Daniel J. Diekema, MD
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine
Division Director, Infectious Disease
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Microbiology
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Infectious Disease, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Microbiology
Board Certification: Infectious Disease
Edward Pilkington, MD
Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, 2013
Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2016
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Infectious Disease, 2019
Board certification: Infectious Disease, 2019
Leyla Azis, MD
Medical School: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu - Mures, Romania
Residency: Pulmonary Medicine, Clinical Hospital of Pulmonology, Constanta, Romania; Internal Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center
Board certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine; Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Hepatitis C & B; Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis
Stephen Rawlings, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Fellowship: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Board Certifications: Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine
Kinna Thakarar, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor Tufts School of Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cambridge Health Alliance
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Health systems research focused on homeless patients, IVDU, HIV
Sophie Woolston, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor Tufts School of Medicine
Medical School: University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, 2010
Residency: Hospital of The University Of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 2013
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, Infectious Disease, 2016
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certification: Infectious Disease, 2016
Other Faculty
Kristina E. Connolly, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Infectious Diseases
Maine Medical Center
Pharmacy School: South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP), Doctorate of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Pharmacy Specialty Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Interests: HIV, Clostridium difficile infection, antimicrobial stewardship
Christina DeMatteo, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor Tufts School of Medicine
Medical School: University of New England
Residency: Maine Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center Infectious Disease & Maine Medical Center Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Interests: Infectious Disease, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Amanda Goddard, MD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases & Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certification: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Interests: Antimicrobial Resistance, Arthropod-Borne Infections, Bone and Joint Infections, Chronic Infections, Infections in Immunocompromised Individuals
Jennifer K. Jubulis, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Department of Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Interests: Tuberculosis and refugee / immigrant health, antibiotic stewardship
Carol A. McCarthy, MD
Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease Department of Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Rochester
Residency: University of Rochester
Fellowship: University of Rochester
Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Disease, American Board of Pediatrics
Interests: Congenital & Perinatal Infections, Lyme arthritis
Nicholas Mercuro, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacists, Infectious Disease
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy
Residencies: Henry Ford Hospital, Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: Antimicrobial Stewardship Outcomes Research: Wayne State University
Board Certifications: Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy
Mongkon Minkey Wungwattana, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Infectious Diseases
Maine Medical Center Pharmacy School
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN – Doctor of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Pharmacy Specialty Residency: Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, including process improvement; Antimicrobial resistance and its impact on empiric and targeted antimicrobial selection; Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.
Carlysle Schenk, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacists, Infectious Disease
Pharmacy School: Samford University, McWhorter School of Pharmacy; Birmingham, AL
Residencies: University of South Carolina Prisma Health, Intermountain Healthcare
Board Certifications: Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Clinical Interests: HIV, opportunistic infections, transitions of care