Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine
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2023 - Present
Emergency Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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2024 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
A systematic review and cross-sectional survey of rehabilitation resources for injury patients in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.
Journal Article Disabil Rehabil · March 2024 PURPOSE: An estimated 10 million people across Tanzania have a condition that would benefit from rehabilitative care. However, access to rehabilitation remains inadequate to meet the needs of Tanzania's population. The goal of this study was to identify an ... Full text Link to item CitePatient and provider perspectives on barriers to myocardial infarction care among persons with human immunodeficiency virus in Tanzania: A qualitative study.
Journal Article Int J STD AIDS · January 2024 INTRODUCTION: People with HIV (PLWH) have an increased risk myocardial infarction (MI), and evidence suggests that MI is under-diagnosed in Tanzania. However, little is known about barriers to MI care among PLWH in the region. METHODS: In this qualitative ... Full text Link to item CiteDevelopment and validation of a minimum requirements checklist for snakebite envenoming treatment in the Brazilian Amazonia.
Journal Article PLoS Negl Trop Dis · January 2024 BACKGROUND: Currently, antivenoms are the only specific treatment available for snakebite envenoming. In Brazil, over 30% of patients cannot access antivenom within its critical care window. Researchers have therefore proposed decentralizing to community h ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving quality of care for older adult trauma patients in Tanzania: an adaptation of guidelines for low resource settings.
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute · 2025 - 2027Capacity building for injury and trauma care implementation and data science research training
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · 2021 - 2026PROmotion of COVid-19 VA(X)ccination in the Emergency Department - PROCOVAXED
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by University of California - San Francisco · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Winston-Salem State University ·
2020
D.P.T.
Duke University ·
2019
M.S.
European School of Physiotherapy (The Netherlands) ·
2016
B.S.