Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Clamshell thoracosternotomy for single-stage repair of select aortic arch pathologies.
Journal Article JTCVS Open · February 2025 OBJECTIVE: Although median sternotomy is widely used for aortic arch repair, the distal extent of arch replacement is limited with this approach. Bilateral thoracosternotomy (clamshell) represents an alternate and underappreciated strategy that allows for ... Full text Link to item CiteImaging findings associated with costoclavicular intervention during lead extraction.
Journal Article Heart Rhythm · November 18, 2024 BACKGROUND: Binding sites in the costoclavicular space are commonly encountered during transvenous lead extraction. Severe adhesions may warrant use of more aggressive rotational cutting tools or surgical intervention. It is not known whether preprocedural ... Full text Link to item Cite18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context: ASNC Imaging Indications (ASNC I2) Series Expert Consensus Recommendations From ASNC, AATS, ACC, AHA, ASE, EANM, HRS, IDSA, SCCT, SNMMI, and STS.
Journal Article JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · June 2024 This document on cardiovascular infection, including infective endocarditis, is the first in the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications (ASNC I2) series to assess the role of radionuclide imaging in the multimodality context for the eva ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Developing Sustainable Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programs in Honduras
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education · 2025 - 2025Duke Heart for Honduras
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education · 2024 - 2024Human Fresh Tissue Lab - Corporate non-CME Educational Program Agreement
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AtriCure, Inc. · 2020 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine ·
2007
M.D.
Vanderbilt University ·
2001
B.S.