Overview
My goal is to improve the health of children locally and globally with acquired and congenital heart disease through capacity building research. I have specific interest in the non-invasive assessment of cardiac function in at risk children.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Cardiology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Immunisation recommendations for children with single ventricle CHD.
Journal Article Cardiol Young · June 30, 2025 Recommendations for immunisation practices in children with single ventricle CHD are lacking. A survey of 53 heart centres received responses from 40 centres (33 complete and 7 partial) revealing variability in immunisation recommendations. Only 11% have a ... Full text Link to item CiteObesity Predisposes Anthracycline-Treated Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers to Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction.
Journal Article Pediatr Cardiol · February 2025 Anthracyclines are effective chemotherapeutics used in approximately 60% of pediatric cancer cases but have a well-documented risk of cardiotoxicity. Existing cardiotoxicity risk calculators do not include cardiovascular risk factors present at the time of ... Full text Link to item CiteCorrelating Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension by Echocardiogram with Mortality in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Journal Article Am J Perinatol · December 2024 OBJECTIVE:  Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication of preterm birth. Infants with BPD are at increased risk for pulmonary hypertension (PH). Cardiac catheterization is the gold standard for diagnosing PH, but cardiac catheterizati ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Proteomic Profiles and Cardiac Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents with HIV
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024Evaluating indicators of cardiac function in children living with immunodeficiency virus
ResearchPI-Fellow · Awarded by International AIDS Society · 2017 - 2021Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Vanderbilt University · 2017 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2018
M.S.
Emory University, School of Medicine ·
2012
M.D.