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
Predicting pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Journal Article J Perinatol · February 16, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Develop and validate predictive models for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in high-risk infants. STUDY DESIGN: We trained logistic regression (LR) and long short-term memory (LSTM) models using a multicenter cohort study of infants 22-28 weeks gesta ... Full text Link to item CiteA Bayesian re-analysis of the STRESS trial.
Journal Article Am Heart J · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Prophylactic steroids are often used to reduce the systemic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in infants undergoing heart surgery. The STRESS trial found that the odds of a worse outcome did not differ between infants randomized t ... Full text Link to item CiteExternal Pharmacokinetic Model Evaluation of Caffeine in Critically Ill Neonates With Heart Disease Using Data Collected From a Pragmatic Platform Trial.
Journal Article J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther · February 2026 OBJECTIVE: While most population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) models undergo internal validation, few pediatric PopPK models undergo external evaluation. We aimed to externally evaluate a previously developed PopPK model of caffeine in neonates with congenital ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
iPediHeart: 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 - 2030Teams Engaged in Accessible Mental Health Interventions for Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis Stress
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
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.