Current Appointments & Affiliations
Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Quantitative Sciences
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2018 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2013 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Training the Next Generation of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacologists: Insights and Trainee Perspectives Over 10 Years.
Journal Article J Clin Pharmacol · March 2025 The limited number of researchers with expertise necessary toaddress treatment gaps for children presents an ongoing challenge. The NationalInstitutes of Health established a national Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology T32Training Program in 2012 to train a m ... Full text Link to item CiteOpioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers.
Journal Article Br J Anaesth · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are considered more sensitive to opioids and at increased risk of opioid-induced respiratory depression. Nonetheless, whether OSA treatment (continuous positive airway pressure, CPAP; or bilevel posi ... Full text Link to item CitePopulation Pharmacokinetics of Caffeine in Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Phase I, Dose-Escalating Trial.
Journal Article J Clin Pharmacol · February 12, 2025 The mainstay of treatment for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is cooling. Caffeine may be an important adjunct to cooling and provide neuroprotection via its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. This study aimed to characteri ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke University Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network Clinical Center
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2030Real-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029DCRI D-COHRe Partnership for Innovation, Improved Access, and Operational Capability for Decentralized Clinical Trials of Medical Countermeasures in Public Health Emergencies
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2019
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2012
M.P.H.
Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (Germany) ·
2005
M.D.