Fellows

Our fellows represent the best and brightest in their field. The fellowship program at Penn provides them with individually tailored courses that prepare them for a career in allergy and immunology.

First year fellows

Molly Deakin, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Email: Molly.Deakin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Maria Lee, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Email: Maria.Lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Second year fellows

Sonia Joshi, MD
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook
Residency Program: Med/Peds University of Rochester Medical Center
Email: Sonia.Joshi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Divya Shah, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency Program: University of Arizona-Phoenix
Email: Divya.Shah2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Fellow leadership roles (2019-2023)

  • Reviewer for the journal The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
  • Reviewer for the journal Chest
  • Reviewer for the journal International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
  • FIT mentors for candidates of the Chrysalis Project (AAAAI)
  • Fit representative for Pennsylvania Allergy & Asthma Society

Fellows’ career paths (2018-2023)

  • Post-doctoral fellow/clinical instructor at University of Pennsylvania; recipient of NIH T32 training grant; 2 year Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology
  • A&I Faculty (instructor) at Penn
  • Faculty in A&I with appointments at both University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Director at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Immunology Clinical Development)
  • Clinical Trial Lead of Immunoscience at the Innovative Medicines Development of Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Director, Allergy and Immunology Division, Einstein Medical Center
  • Private Practice