Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2023 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2023 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Geographic and rural health care resource gaps in orofacial pain provider distribution across the United States
Journal Article Journal of the American Dental Association · March 1, 2026 Background: One factor contributing to suboptimal management of orofacial pain (OFP) is the scarcity of OFP specialists nationwide. The authors assessed the distribution of OFP providers across the United States according to state and rurality relative to ... Full text CitePatterns and trajectories of peripheral inflammatory cytokines, immune tolerance, and lymphocyte differentiation predict transition from acute to chronic low back pain in a sex- and age-specific manner.
Journal Article Pain · February 1, 2026 The immune system mediates pain perception in preclinical models. Yet, the role of the immune system in transition to a chronic pain state in humans remains unclear, and biomarkers to inform the clinical management and/or development of therapies to preven ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteSex differences in pain in 2 large and diverse US databases.
Journal Article Pain Rep · February 2026 INTRODUCTION: Sex differences have been recognized as significant influences on disease suceptibility and progression. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess sex differences in pain prevalence using 2 large and diverse US data sources, All of Us and Epic C ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Biomarkers to Advance Clinical Phenotypes of Low Back Pain (BACk)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028Social Health Factors Associated with the Transition from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain
FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2024 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Washington ·
2021
Ph.D.