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 Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Cardiology,
Pediatrics
Recent Scholarly Works
Association between Epstein-Barr Virus viremia and cardiac function in children and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV.
Journal article Cardiovasc J Afr · May 8, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) affects greater than 95% of the global population, and when acquired at an early age, results in poor control of viral replication and increased risk to subsequent chronic illnesses. OBJECTIVE: To analye the associati ... Full text Link to item CiteStress, coping, protective factors, and quality of life in parents of infants with CHD: associations with state anxiety.
Journal article Cardiol Young · April 6, 2026 INTRODUCTION: The Family Adaptation study, ancillary to the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial, examined the prevalence of anxiety and its associations with stress, psychosocial factors, and quality of life measures in parents of infants who underwent t ... Full text Link to item CiteImmunisation 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 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
Duke University ·
2018
M.S.
Emory University, School of Medicine ·
2012
M.D.