Overview
I am a Clinician Educator with a primary interest in Pediatric food allergy, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. I am also the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Training Director. I conduct clinical research in food allergy and asthma.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Hypersensitivity Reactions to Fibrin Glue during Epidural Blood Patching.
Journal Article AJNR Am J Neuroradiol · April 2, 2025 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fibrin glue is increasingly incorporated as a component in epidural blood patching (EBP) for the treatment of spinal CSF leaks. Hypersensitivity reactions are a potential complication of its use but are not well studied in the setti ... Full text Link to item CitePediatric oral food challenges in the outpatient setting: A single-center experience.
Journal Article J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Oral food challenge (OFC) is the criterion standard for diagnosing food allergy (FA). It is important to have parameters to aid in selecting ideal OFC candidates. OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize outcomes and predictors of OFCs for common f ... Full text Link to item CiteCase Report: Profound newborn leukopenia related to a novel RAC2 variant.
Journal Article Front Pediatr · 2024 We report the case of a 1-week-old male born full-term, who had two inconclusive severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) newborn screens and developed scalp cellulitis and Escherichia coli bacteremia. He did not pass early confirmatory hearing screens. Ini ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
CISA 2023 Clinical Contributing Task 1
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2023 - 2028CISA 2023 Clinical Contributing Task 2
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2023 - 2028Developing a National Registry for Female Carriers of X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Improving Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
East Carolina University ·
2004
M.D.