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 using causal inference methods to improve 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 using causal inference methods to improve 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 Initiatives & Academic Support Units
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 · January 15, 2025 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 CiteRace and Gender Bias in Narrative Letters of Recommendation for Plastic Surgery Residency Applicants.
Journal Article J Surg Res · January 7, 2025 INTRODUCTION: It has been previously shown that gender bias exists in standardized letters of recommendation for plastic surgery residency. However, similar analysis has not been conducted for narrative letters of recommendation (NLORs). Therefore, this st ... Full text Link to item CiteMeasuring the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity: Lateral Deviation of Subnasale Is a Clinical and Morphologic Index of Unrepaired Severity.
Journal Article Cleft Palate Craniofac J · January 2025 OBJECTIVE: Objective measurement of pre-operative severity is important to optimize evidence-based practices given that the wide spectrum of presentation likely influences outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of objective me ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Computational 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 - 2024Short and Long Term Outcomes Among Children with Clefts
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2011 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Texas Medical School, Houston ·
2003
M.D.