Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2026 - Present
Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Procurement: Do the Kidneys Benefit?
Journal Article Ann Surg · June 1, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteOptimized cellular perfusate increases lung viability ex vivo and extends the duration of ex vivo lung perfusion.
Conference J Heart Lung Transplant · May 14, 2026 BACKGROUND: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as a strategy to assess and extend preservation of donor lungs prior to transplantation. However, due to progressive deterioration of the graft, current protocols limit EVLP duration to 10-12 h. We deve ... Full text Link to item CiteBack-to-base Versus In-transit Machine Perfusion in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: Insights From a National Registry.
Journal Article Transplant Direct · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) improves utilization of extended criteria liver grafts, but the optimal delivery strategy-whether in-transit or back-to-base-remains uncertain. METHODS: Adult recipients of donation after circulatory death ( ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke Research Training Program in Surgical Oncology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2029Mitigating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury to Intestinal Allografts Using Normothermic Machine Perfusion
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2028Development of synthetic heparin to protect liver graft from ischemia reperfusion injury during transplantation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Glyco Discoveries Inc. · 2025 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2007
M.D.
Duke University ·
2003
B.S.E.