Overview
Global health
Antimicrobial resistance/ stewardship
Acute respiratory tract infections
Emerging infections/ dengue
Antimicrobial resistance/ stewardship
Acute respiratory tract infections
Emerging infections/ dengue
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
·
2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Academic global health collaboration: the Ruhuna-Duke partnership.
Journal Article Glob Health Action · December 2025 The role of institutional partnerships is increasingly recognized as a means of advancing our collective efficacy in improving public health. Shared challenges related to infectious and chronic diseases, as well as social determinants of health including e ... Full text Link to item CiteDiverse respiratory viruses detected among hospitalized patients with pneumonia in Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Journal Article IJID Reg · December 2025 OBJECTIVES: We conducted surveillance for novel respiratory viruses among patients hospitalized with pneumonia in Sri Lanka and Vietnam. METHODS: We enrolled patients from January 2020 to July 2022 at one major hospital each in Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The p ... Full text Link to item CiteUse of the BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Pneumonia plus Panel to characterize the etiology of lower respiratory tract infections among hospitalized patients in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Journal Article BMC Infect Dis · September 29, 2025 BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) account for a heavy burden of illness in low- and middle-income country settings, but the etiology of these infections is often unknown. In this study, we applied the BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Pneumonia plus ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Combined pathogen and host-based diagnostic to identify etiology of lower respiratory tract infection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2028A randomized controlled trial of a novel, evidence-based algorithm for managing lower respiratory tract infection in a resource-limited setting
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027RADx-UP CDCC
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2014
M.Sc.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2007
M.D.