Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Trends of blood pressure control in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal Article Am Heart J · May 2022 IMPORTANCE: COVID-19 altered lifestyles and disrupted routine health care. Whether blood pressure (BP) control worsened during COVID-19 is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To understand whether home BP control worsened during COVID-19 across the United States (US) . DE ... Full text Link to item CiteReal-World Comparative Effectiveness and Cost Comparison of Thromboprophylactic Use of Enoxaparin versus Unfractionated Heparin in 376,858 Medically Ill Hospitalized US Patients.
Journal Article Am J Cardiovasc Drugs · July 2021 BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in medically ill inpatients. Enoxaparin or unfractionated heparin (UFH) thromboprophylaxis has been shown to reduce VTE in clinical trials; however, comparative effectiveness and difference ... Full text Link to item CitePredicting Thromboembolic and Bleeding Event Risk in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.
Journal Article Thromb Haemost · December 2018 BACKGROUND:  Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke. Medical therapy for decreasing stroke risk involves anticoagulation, which may increase bleeding risk for certain patients. In determining the optimal t ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Centers for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016From Clinic to Community: Achieving Health Equity in the Southern United States
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 2012 - 2015Duke Mentored CER Scholar Program
ResearchScholar · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2010 - 2013View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2002
M.D.