Overview
My academic and professional interests center on caring for older adults and their loved ones. I completed my MD and MPH at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I began to realize my passion for geriatrics. This interest grew during my Internal Medicine Residency at Duke University where I completed a dedicated R38 research year focused on geriatrics primary care clinics. During my Geriatrics Fellowship at Duke, I have continued to focus on researching the best models of care to support aging adults - with a particular focus on those living with dementia.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Falls Among Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Observational Study.
Journal article ACR Open Rheumatol · September 2025 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is thought to accelerate the aging process. However, there is limited research on geriatric syndromes, such as falls, in this potentially vulnerable population. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of an ... Full text Link to item CiteMaintaining and Sustaining an Academic Dementia Care Management Program
Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item CiteGeriatrics-Focused vs Traditional Primary Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Journal article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Older adults often require specialized health care expertise, but the effects of geriatrics-focused models of primary care have not been fully evaluated. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of geriatrics-focused primary care vs traditional primar ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2019
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2018
M.P.H.
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ·
2013
M.S.