

Officers
Committees
Councilors
The Officers and Councilors of IDSNY are elected by the membership at large. They volunteer their time and energy and serve for a one, two or several year term. We welcome your nominations of IDSNY members to positions as officers or councilors. Contact the secretary for more information.
Councilors serve for a period of two years. They advise the officers on policies and support IDSNY activities. They are elected by the membership. To become a councilor, contact the secretary to have your name on the ballot. You may also nominate another member.
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President

Christina Coyle, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
President Elect

Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Secretary

Elizabeth V. Robilotti, MD, MPH
Division of Infectious Disease
Assistant Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Past President

Rachel J. Gordon, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Associate Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Vice President

Gopi Patel MD, MS, FIDSA
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Treasurer

Anna Kaltsas, MD
Fellowship Director, Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Second Year Councilors

Margaret L. Aldrich, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Pediatric Infection Control
Children's Hospital Montefiore

Sarah Schaefer, MD
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital

Stephanie Sterling, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Infectious Disease
Co-Leader, Brooklyn Hospital Vaccine Research Clinic of the NYU Langone Vaccine Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, Infectious Diseases
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn

Sarah Taimur, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai
1st Year Councilors

Benjamin Miko MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Columbia University Medical Center

Henry Donaghy MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell

Justin Laracy MD
Assistant Attending
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Tessa Gomez MD
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Advisory Committee

Marcia Epstein, MD
Chief of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Jacqueline M. Achkar, MD, MSc, FIDSA
Co-Director, Global Health Center
Associate Director of Translational Research Training
Clinical Research Training Program Professor of Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Josh Nosanchuk, MD, FIDSA
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Professor of Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bettina Fries, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Natalie Neu, MD, MPH
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center

Tobias M. Hohl, MD, PhD
Chief, Infectious Diseases Service
Member, Dept of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center