Overview
I’m a pediatric emergency medicine specialist committed to providing high-quality emergency care to ill and injured children. My work focuses on providing innovative pain management and procedural sedation options, while ensuring that all children have equitable access to care. I am passionate about developing effective pain management options for chronic conditions that present acutely such as sickle cell disease pain crises. Outside of work, I enjoy exploring all the activities the area has to offer.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
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2026 - Present
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine,
Pediatrics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2026 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Research priorities for paediatric procedural sedation in emergency medicine.
Journal article Emerg Med J · August 20, 2026 BACKGROUND: Procedural sedation is routinely provided for children in the emergency care setting. However, there are still significant gaps in knowledge regarding the optimal provision of sedation for children who are undergoing painful and/or distressing ... Full text Link to item CitePERC-Peds rule for bedside exclusion of pulmonary embolism without radiation in children in the USA (BEEPER): a multicentre, prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study.
Journal article Lancet Respir Med · August 2026 BACKGROUND: In emergency care, clinicians currently have scarce evidence-based guidance on whether to order diagnostic tests for suspected pulmonary embolism in children. We aimed to test whether the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria in Children (PERC-P ... Full text Link to item CiteA National Survey of Pregnancy and Parental Leave Policies in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs.
Journal article AEM Educ Train · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Knowledge of pregnancy and parental leave practices in US pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship programs is limited. Occupational exposures of emergency medicine (EM) such as night shifts and high cumulative work fatigue are linked to a ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke-Utah HEAL KIDS Pain Resource and Data Center
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2024 - 2030Enhancing Pediatric Experiences with Needle-Free Pain Management: The J-Tip Project
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Society for Pediatric Sedation · 2025 - 2027Collaborative Approaches to Lessening Medical Stress in children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
ResearchCo-Project Leader · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2026 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston ·
2017
M.S.
University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health ·
2004
M.D.