Overview
I am the division chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Duke. My clinical and research efforts focus on the prevention and treatment of infections in children. My specific areas of interest are pediatric antimicrobial stewardship and vaccine safety. I am currently Duke PI for a PCORI-funded project assessing outpatient antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections in children at Duke University Health System and serve as Co-Director of the Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases,
Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases,
Pediatrics
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
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2021 - Present
Duke Human Vaccine Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Using Encounter-Level Data for Risk-Adjustment of Antimicrobial Use Comparisons: Feasibility and Variable Selection.
Journal article Clin Infect Dis · July 8, 2026 BACKGROUND: External comparisons of hospital antimicrobial use (AU), risk-adjusted using encounter characteristics, may better inform antimicrobial stewardship program strategy. Barriers to encounter-level modeling include feasibility of data collection an ... Full text Link to item CitePreventing Postvaccination Presyncope and Syncope in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Clinic-Based Intervention.
Journal article J Pediatr · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of a combined intervention using Buzzy plus simultaneous distraction (playing video games on a tablet) on the incidence of postvaccination presyncope and syncope. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a randomized-controlled trial of a ... Full text Link to item CiteAzithromycin use for common acute respiratory infections during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae national surge: results from the SHARPS-OP benchmarking collaborative.
Journal article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · February 18, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
CISA 2023 Clinical Contributing Task 1
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2023 - 2028CISA 2023 Clinical Contributing Task 2
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2023 - 2028Clinical and host microbiome features in the development of acute otitis media
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine ·
2008
M.S.
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons ·
2001
M.D.