Overview
Clinical research related to infectious complications of solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, with a particular interest in the treatment and rapid diagnosis of fungal disease. Training the next generation of Transplant Infectious Disease Physicians is a special focus of mine as the Principal Investigator of our Interdisciplinary T32 Training Program funded the NIH.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2014 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Professor of Pathology
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2014 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Limited utility of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) surveillance for predicting post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in adult EBV seropositive lung transplant recipients.
Journal Article J Clin Virol · February 2025 BACKGROUND: EBV DNAemia surveillance, with reduction of immunosuppression at certain viral load (VL) thresholds, is a common practice for mitigating progression from EBV DNAemia to post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) in lung transplant reci ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation Between the Need to Change Initial Antifungal Therapy and Treatment Costs in Patients With Invasive Aspergillosis.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Early antifungal initiation in invasive aspergillosis (IA) is recommended. Changing antifungals occurs for a myriad of reasons but associated costs are unclear. METHODS: US claims data for adults admitted for IA were identified from 10/1/2015 t ... Full text Link to item CiteIs Pathogen Molecular Testing Reshaping Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing?
Journal Article Am J Med Qual · January 2025 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Novel Host-Response Biomarker Diagnostics for Invasive Aspergillosis
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029UAB - Clinical and Applied Research Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Fungal Diseases
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Alabama at Birmingham · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
East Carolina University ·
1993
M.D.