Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assoc Dir, DCRI
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Appropriate and inappropriate ICD shocks in patients with LVADs: Prevalence, associated factors, and etiologies.
Journal Article Heart Rhythm · February 2025 BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks are a common complication after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation; however, data on their frequency and causes are limited. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to define ... Full text Link to item CiteBundled Payments for Care Improvement and Quality of Care and Outcomes in Heart Failure.
Journal Article JAMA Cardiol · March 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program was launched in 2013 with a goal to improve care quality while lowering costs to Medicare. OBJECTIVE: To compare changes in the quality and ... Full text Link to item CiteMedical Therapy Before, During and After Hospitalization in Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure and Diabetes: Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure Registry.
Journal Article J Card Fail · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are at risk for worsening clinical status. Little is known about the frequency of therapeutic changes during hospitalization. We characterized the use of medical therapies ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
HERO Program, HERO Registry, HERO-HCQ Trial
Clinical TrialSenior Statistician · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2020 - 2024NCDR-ACTION
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by American College of Cardiology Foundation · 2008 - 2015View All Grants