Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Palliative Care in Rheumatology: Perspectives of Rheumatologists and Palliative Care Clinicians Across the United States.
Journal article J Rheumatol · August 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: To explore perspectives of rheumatologists and palliative care (PC) clinicians on the role of PC in rheumatic disease (RD). METHODS: We developed 2 questionnaires, 1 for rheumatologists and a second for PC clinicians, exploring education about t ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of Type III and Type VI Collagen Neoepitopes With Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis.
Journal article J Rheumatol · May 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Dysregulated collagen turnover is implicated in systemic sclerosis (SSc) pathogenesis. We evaluated collagen turnover biomarkers in relation to the severity of fibrotic manifestations, key cytokines, and progression in SSc. METHODS: Baseline and ... Full text Link to item CiteDiscordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis.
Conference Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · April 20, 2026 OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Co ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Phase 1/2, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous CD19-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells (CABA-201) in Subjects with Systemic Sclerosis
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cabaletta Bio, Inc. · 2024 - 2042A Phase 1 Study of Healthy Donor CD19-targeted Allogeneic CAR T Cells in Participants with Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Juno Therapeutics, Inc. · 2026 - 2036Harmonized Xe MRI for Assessing PH and Gas Exchange in Interstitial Lung Disease
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2015 - 2030View All Grants
Education
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ·
2005
M.D.