Dr. Leonard Krilov earned his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and his medical degree from Columbia University. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital before pursuing fellowship training in pediatric infectious disease at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His education and specialized training provided the foundation for a career combining clinical medicine with teaching and mentorship.
Throughout his career, Dr. Krilov has enjoyed working with medical students and residents as they develop their knowledge and skills as physicians. Supporting learners at different stages of medical training has remained a meaningful part of his professional life, alongside his work as a pediatric infectious disease specialist.
He brings this longstanding interest in medical education to his work with medical school applicants. Drawing on his own path through medical training and his experience mentoring future colleagues, Dr. Krilov helps students understand the application process and consider how their experiences have prepared them for a career in medicine.
Pediatric Infectious Disease
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Krilov interviewed for a postdoctoral position at the National Institutes of Health and turned down an offer to work in one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s laboratories.