Current Appointments & Affiliations
Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Quantitative Sciences
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2018 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2013 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Supervised Fine-Tuning of Large Language Models With Chain-of-Thought Reasoning for Pediatric Heart Disease Detection in Unstructured Echocardiogram Reports: Algorithm Development and Validation
Journal Article JMIR Formative Research · June 8, 2026 AbstractBackgroundPediatric heart disease (PHD), including congenital heart defects, is often incompletel ... Full text CiteSafety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (SILDI-SAFE): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal Article J Pediatr · May 7, 2026 OBJECTIVE: To describe the safety of sildenafil based on hypotension in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating trial of sildenafil. In ... Full text Link to item CiteObesity Pharmacotherapy: An Urgent Need for Progressing Science, Access, and Equity-JACC: Advances Expert Panel.
Journal Article JACC Adv · May 2026 The Duke Clinical Research Institute hosted a think tank, "Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: Need for Guidance, Access, and Equity" in October 2024. This brought together multi-industry stakeholders to align and advance the field of obesity medications (OMs). ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
INNOVATE (Integrated National Network for Obstetric and Pediatric AdVAncement in Therapeutic Education)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031iPediHeart: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program for Pediatric Heart Disease
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 20302/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2019
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2012
M.P.H.
Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (Germany) ·
2005
M.D.