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Infectious Disease Fellowship Faculty

Collegial Faculty

Fellows learn from a diverse faculty that collaborate to continually improve and grow the program, mentoring fellows on a requested basis.

Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions are represented among the physicians currently on our faculty of 5 men and 5 women.

Faran Ahmad

Faran Ahmad, MBBS

Marvin Bittner

Marvin J. Bittner, MD

Christopher Destache

Christopher J. Destache, PharmD, FCCP

Rima El-Herte

Rima El-Herte, MD

Pamela Foral

Pamela A. Foral, PharmD, BCPS

Gary Gorby

Gary L. Gorby, MD

John Horne

John Michael Horne, MD

Michael Koren

Michael A. Koren, MD

Neil Mendoza

Neil Mendoza, MD

David Quimby

David S. Quimby, MD

Maureen Tierney

Maureen R. Tierney, MD, MS

Lilian Vargas Barahona

Lilian Vargas Barahona, MD

Manasa Velagapudi

Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS

Renuga Vivekanandan

Renuga Vivekanandan, MD

Kelsey Witherspoon

Kelsey L. Witherspoon, MD

Contributive Services Faculty

  • Julie Jerabek, MD
  • Denisa Majorant, MD

Awards

Entire Division Awards

Outstanding Teaching Service Award from the Department of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, went to our division for 2021. This is an award made by the internal medicine residents.

Recent Faculty Awards

Marvin J. Bittner, MD, Special Professor

  • Walter J. O’Donohue Award from the Nebraska Chapter, American College of Physicians
  • Distinguished Research Career award from Creighton University School of Medicine

Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS, Fellowship Director

  • James F. Sullivan Award from Department of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Dedicated Teacher Award from Creighton University School of Medicine

Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, Division Chief

  • Distinguished Service Faculty Award from Creighton University
  • Champion of Humanistic Care, 2021, Arnold P. Gold Foundation

John Horne, MD, Assistant Professor

  • Outstanding Course/Clerkship Director Teaching Award, Creighton University School of Medicine

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