Shruti Gohil, MD, and E.R. Chulie Ulloa, MD, Recognized as Fall 2025 Rising Stars Posted: 2025-11-12 Source: UC Irvine School of Medicine News Type: Features & Briefs share UCI Health President and CEO Chad Lefteris (left) and School of Medicine Dean Michael J. Stamos (right) with the fall 2025 Rising Stars recipients Drs. Shruti Gohil and E.R. Chulie Ulloa. Congratulations to Shruti K. Gohil, MD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, and Erlinda (“Chulie“) R. Ulloa, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, on being named recipients of the Fall 2025 Rising Stars Award. Both Gohil and Ulloa specialize in infectious disease and are members of the UC Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science. A celebratory luncheon was held on Nov. 5 to honor their exceptional achievements. During the event, Gohil and Ulloa shared highlights of their career journeys and accomplishments in the area of infectious diseases with leaders from the School of Medicine and UCI Health. The Rising Stars program, established in 2019 through a collaboration between the School of Medicine and UCI Health, recognizes outstanding junior faculty who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to research, clinical care and community engagement. Awardees exemplify the university's core mission to Discover. Teach. Heal. Media Contacts Matt Miller Director mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Heath Manager mstrombe@hs.uci.edu Shani Murray Senior Science Writer shanim@hs.uci.edu Communications & PR Office Associated Links View Dr. Gohil’s presentation slides View Dr. Ulloa’s presentation slides Related Faculty/Staff Shruti Gohil, MD Assistant Professor — Division of Infectious Diseases, Medicine Associate Medical Director, Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Infectious Diseases Erlinda Ulloa, MD Assistant Professor — Pediatrics Joint appointment — Microbiology & Molecular Genetics