Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2023 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
The functional lumen opening with self-forming magnetic anastomosis (FLOWS) study: results from the North American pivotal trial
Journal article Surgical Endoscopy · January 1, 2026 Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using self-forming magnets (SFM) with an immediately functional lumen for the creation of small bowel anastomoses. Background: Prevention of short-, medium-, and long-term gastrointestinal anastomotic ... Full text CitePostoperative outcomes following revision or conversion surgery after primary sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Journal article Surg Obes Relat Dis · August 2025 BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of patients that undergo primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) require revision or conversion metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). Despite various procedures performed in practice, comparative analyses of short-term outcome ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Role of Sleep Apnea in Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders Among Older Noncardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal article Anesth Analg · January 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased dementia risk, yet its role in postoperative neurocognitive disorders is unclear. Here, we studied whether the severity of untreated obstructive sleep apnea is associated with the severity of ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
GI Windows Flexagon Self Forming Magnet Anastomosis Plus OTOLoc for Creating Small Bowel Anastomoses in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures (Short title: The FLOWS Study, GIW 24-001)- Pro00116074
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by GI Windows, Inc. · 2024 - 2025Mechanisms that Direct Airway Remodeling in Obese Asthma
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023FSF Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2019 - 2020View All Grants
Education
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine ·
1999
M.D.