Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
HOPE in every breath and heartbeat: Understanding transplant eligibility, access barriers, and clinical outcomes in thoracic transplantation in persons with HIV
Journal Article JHLT Open · March 2025 Full text CiteEpidemiology of Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients Treated With Belatacept.
Journal Article Transpl Infect Dis · 2025 BACKGROUND: Belatacept is a costimulatory blocker that can be used to prevent and treat rejection in lung transplant recipients (LuTRs). The epidemiology of infections in belatacept-treated LuTRs has not been systematically evaluated. METHODS: We performed ... Full text Link to item CiteDonor-derived Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma infections in lung transplant recipients: A prospective study of donor and recipient respiratory tract screening and recipient outcomes.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · December 2024 Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species are urogenital mollicutes that can cause serious donor-derived infections in lung transplant recipients. Best practices for mollicute screening remain unknown. We conducted a single-center prospective study analyzi ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Combined Use of Statistical Process Control and Whole Genome Sequencing to Detect and Investigate Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Clusters and Outbreaks (K08)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026Transplant Infectious Diseases Interdisciplinary Research Training Grant (TIDIRTG)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024ARISE-A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, active comparator, multicenter study to validate patient-reported outcome instruments in adult subjects with newly diagnosed nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infection caused by MAC.
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Insmed · 2021 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2015
M.P.H.
University of Kentucky, College of Medicine ·
2008
M.D.