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
Olorofim for the treatment of invasive fungal diseases in patients with few or no therapeutic options: a single-arm, open-label, phase 2b study.
Journal Article Lancet Infect Dis · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Only a small number of antifungal therapies for invasive fungal disease (IFD) are currently available, and many pathogens are resistant to one or more of these therapies. Olorofim, the first orotomide antifungal agent to be developed, is active ... Full text Link to item CiteAssessing blood culture appropriateness in solid organ transplant recipients: a diagnostic stewardship approach.
Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · September 29, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Diagnostic stewardship of blood culture utilization is important to mitigate the risks associated with unnecessary culturing. Although blood culture algorithms have been studied previously, there is a lack of data on their application among soli ... Full text Link to item CiteHealthcare Resource Utilization, Treatment Costs, and Mortality in Patients with Malignancies or Transplantation Who Develop Invasive Aspergillosis.
Journal Article J Fungi (Basel) · September 6, 2025 Objectives: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) poses significant risks to patients with malignancies or transplantation; however, estimates of burden-of-illness in patients with IA are sparse. We sought to assess in-hospital and outpatient healthcare resource uti ... 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.