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
Obesity 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 CiteMaking it work for all: equity in single ventricle monitoring.
Journal Article Cardiol Young · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Interstage monitoring programs for single ventricle disease have been developed to reduce morbidity and mortality. There is increased use of telemedicine and mobile application monitoring. It is unknown if there are disparities in use based on ... 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.