Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
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2020 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2017 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Understanding our thoracic surgery workforce: Who, what, and where we practice.
Journal Article JTCVS Open · December 2025 OBJECTIVE: The makeup of the thoracic surgical workforce can influence policy, training, and certification, but it is not well defined. Using data from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, this study explored practice-based demographics concerning geogr ... Full text Link to item CitePerioperative pembrolizumab in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): conventional and distribution-based immune profiling of the tumor microenvironment and peripheral circulation.
Journal Article J Immunother Cancer · October 31, 2025 PURPOSE: A recently published phase 2 neoadjuvant trial in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (NCT02818920) evaluated the potential efficacy of pembrolizumab administration in the absence of chemotherapy. This communication report ... Full text Link to item CiteUtility of the Singapore recurrence nomogram in a US cohort with a higher proportion of borderline and malignant phyllodes tumours.
Journal Article J Clin Pathol · October 17, 2025 AIMS: For phyllodes tumours (PT), local and distant recurrence rates increase with higher grades and are difficult to predict. The Singapore nomogram has been used to predict recurrence events for PT. We aimed to test this nomogram for accuracy in a US coh ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
SR2204: A Randomized Phase III Trial of a Perioperative Physical Activity Intervention in Older Adults with Lung Cancer and their Family Caregivers
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by City of Hope · 2024 - 2026Preferences for Lung Cancer Therapies for Patients with Stage I-IIIB Lung Cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by LUNGevity Foundation · 2024 - 2026Access to screening facilities for U.S. populations at risk for lung cancer: A geospatial analysis of access to CT facilities for individuals eligible for lung cancer screening
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by Ge-Aur Radiology Research · 2017 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Johns Hopkins University ·
2009
M.H.S.
Duke University ·
1999
M.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology ·
1995
M.S.