https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-9877
Overview
Pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon, taking care of children with cleft lip/palate and other facial differences.
Dedicated to the improvement of multidisciplinary team-based care, especially by way of standardized, prospective outcomes measurement ("If you don't measure it, you can't improve it.")
Passionate about causal inference for real-world data (RWD) in observational studies.
Dedicated to the improvement of multidisciplinary team-based care, especially by way of standardized, prospective outcomes measurement ("If you don't measure it, you can't improve it.")
Passionate about causal inference for real-world data (RWD) in observational studies.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery,
Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2022 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Affiliate Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Evaluation of PCORnet as an Approach to Accessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data for Cleft Outcomes Research: Advantages and Limitations.
Journal Article Cleft Palate Craniofac J · April 2026 Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of using the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet®) as a source of electronic health record (EHR) data for cleft outcomes research. Design: Exploratory retrospective analysis of multi-year, adm ... Full text Link to item CiteVisualizing the Timeline of Care: Development of a Graphical Approach to Better Understanding Complex, Longitudinal Surgical Care of Cleft Lip/Palate.
Journal Article Cleft Palate Craniofac J · January 19, 2026 ObjectiveDevelop and apply novel data visualization techniques to analyze longitudinal cleft surgical care and to identify patterns in treatment timing and procedural burden across 2 cleft teams.DesignRetrospective cohort study of operative data using nove ... Full text Link to item CiteA Rating Scale for Obtaining Specific, Actionable Evaluations of Nasolabial Aesthetics After Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair.
Journal Article Plast Reconstr Surg · September 23, 2025 BACKGROUND: Surgeons pursuing improvement in the aesthetic outcomes of their cleft lip repairs may benefit from a granular scale evaluating individual objectives of the repair. METHODS: A working group of nine surgeons convened to develop an assessment sca ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Optimizing Pain Management in Infants and Young Children Undergoing Cleft Palate Repair
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Gerber Foundation · 2026 - 2028Computational modeling of the mature unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity for objective assessment of patient nasal function and treatment outcomes
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025Directing Stem Cells to the Adipocyte Lineage in Infantile Hemangiomas
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024View All Grants
Education
University of Texas Medical School, Houston ·
2003
M.D.