Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2019 - Present
Medicine, Nephrology,
Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2018 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Testing Interventions that Address Kidney Health Disparities.
Journal Article J Am Soc Nephrol · December 23, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteBrief Report: Preadmission VACS Index as a Predictor of Hospital Acute Kidney Injury in People With HIV.
Journal Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr · April 15, 2025 BACKGROUND: The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a summary measure of routinely obtained clinical variables that predicts numerous health outcomes. Because there are currently no tools to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in people with HIV (PWH ... Full text Link to item CiteAPOL1 Genotype and HIV Infection: 20-Year Outcomes for CKD, Cardiovascular Disease, and Hypertension
Journal Article Kidney International Reports · March 1, 2025 Introduction: APOL1 variant alleles substantially increase the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Black individuals, especially in the setting of HIV infection; however, their impact on hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unclear. Method ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
U2C/TL1 NC KUH TRIO Professional Development Core
ResearchCore Co-Lead · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2028Interventions that Address Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities Research Coordinating Center
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028Mechanisms of HIV persistence in the kidney (R01)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1999
M.D.