Infectious Disease Fellowship
The goal of the fellowship program is to train a diverse group of well-rounded and compassionate physicians who are driven to learn and become excellent clinicians using problem-based learning as a guide.
Infectious Disease Fellowship
Director:
Naaz Fatteh MD, MPH
Coordinator:
Laura Woods
Phone:
954-876-2590
Welcome from Program Director
Dear Fellow Candidate,
Welcome to the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at Broward Health North! The goal of the fellowship program is to train a diverse group of well-rounded and compassionate physicians who are driven to learn and become excellent clinicians using problem-based learning as a guide. We will strive to foster development of committed future leaders in patient care, education, and research in infectious diseases by providing up-to-date and comprehensive training. The COVID-19 pandemic taught us many things, not the least of which is the importance of Infectious Diseases study to local and global population health.
This is a clinically oriented 2-year fellowship program with a well-rounded exposure to Infectious Disease cases. This program will provide opportunities to engage in the care of patients from a great mix of ethnic and cultural backgrounds set in a large public health hospital system.
Program Highlights
Excellent mentorship with clinical rotations in Broward Health North and Broward Health Medical center under the supervision of board-certified Infections Disease physicians with decades of clinical experience
Diverse patient population including international patient transfers, tropical medicine cases.
Research opportunities
Rotations with Antibiotic Stewardship, Microbiology Lab, and Infection Control
Elective opportunities in Transplant Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Time allotment for SHEA (Society of Healthcare epidemiology of America)/ IDSA (infectious Diseases Society of America) healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship course work
Extensive didactic course to cover the recommended Infectious Diseases curriculum for fellowship training
Multi-specialty patient care conferences
About the Program Location
This is an Infectious Diseases fellowship in sunny South Florida
The Broward Health system is one of the 10 largest public hospital systems in the United States with extensive subspecialty services in medical and surgical fields.
Broward Health North is a 409 bed – level two trauma center.
Broward Health Medical Center is a 716- bed level one trauma center.
Hospitals are located close to the Atlantic Ocean beach.
30 minutes from Miami and the Everglades
3 hours from Disney World
3 hours from the Florida keys
Various assortment of cultural experiences and cuisines
Program Leadership
Program Director
Naaz Fatteh MD, MPH
Dr. Naaz Fatteh is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and has 25 years of experience in the field of Infectious Diseases. She completed her combined BA/MD program from Drexel Medical School and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital with the University of Miami Medical System. After completing her Infectious Diseases fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia, she obtained a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Fatteh has been involved in training Internal Medicine residents in Infectious Diseases rotations. Participation in clinical research is a keen interest, with recent COVID related publications. She also has an interest in global health with international volunteer experience.
Assistant Program Director
Andrew Ryan Martin, MD
Dr. Martin is Board Certified in Infectious Diseases and has been practicing Infectious Diseases in the South Florida community for 12 years. His training was at Medical School Universidad del Norte - Barranquilla, Colombia Medical School, followed by Internal Medicine Residency training at St. Vincent Hospital Carmel, Indiana and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System.
He has been actively involved as an associate professor in the Broward Health North Internal Medicine and HCA Internal Medicine Residency Programs. Clinically his interests include prosthetic joint infections, endocarditis, and diagnosis and management of viral including HIV related opportunistic infections. He enjoys spending his free time playing golf, soccer, and going to the beach with his wife and three children.
Assistant Program Director
Indulekha N. Gopal MD
Dr. Indulekha N. Gopal is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases with over two decades of clinical experience. She completed her Infectious Disease fellowship at Duke University and her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Tennessee. At Broward Health North, Dr. Gopal serves as the Medical Director of Epidemiology, Secretary of the Internal Medicine department, and the Chair of Antibiotic Stewardship. She has been invited to give presentations on such topics as COVID-19, Sepsis, Candida Auris, Dengue fever by a diverse array of organizations, including the India-US Chamber of Commerce and Florida Department of Health. In her free time, she enjoys cooking traditional South Indian cuisine and spending time with her family.
Faculty Members
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Andrew Ryan Martin, MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Assistant Program Director
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Glen E. Sutherland, MD, FACP
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Infectious Disease
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Indulekha N Gopal, MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Assistant Program Director
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Mel S. Kohan MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Infectious Disease
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Naaz Fatteh MD, MPH
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Program Director
Faculty Members
Andrew Ryan Martin, MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Assistant Program Director
Glen E. Sutherland, MD, FACP
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Infectious Disease
Indulekha N Gopal, MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Assistant Program Director
Mel S. Kohan MD
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Infectious Disease
Naaz Fatteh MD, MPH
GME FACULTY SPECIALTY:Program Director