Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
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2025 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2021 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Inpatient Palliative Care and Procedural Intensity in Patients with Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancers at the End of Life.
Journal article Ann Surg Oncol · July 14, 2026 BACKGROUND: Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies are associated with high morbidity and frequent invasive procedures near the end of life. Although palliative care improves quality of life and goal-concordant care, its relationship with procedural bur ... Full text Link to item CitePhysician Perspectives on ChatGPT-4o as a Patient Resource for Abdominal Cancer Surgeries: Cross-Sectional Survey.
Journal article JMIR Perioper Med · May 4, 2026 BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) models are being increasingly integrated into clinical care. Moreover, the availability of publicly accessible AI resources makes them attractive to patients seeking clinical information. Little is known regarding t ... Full text Link to item CitePreparing for the Inevitable: Early Comprehensive Genomic Profiling for Patients With Localized Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Journal article JCO Oncol Pract · April 2026 PURPOSE: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal disease, even for patients diagnosed at a radiographically localized stage. Despite disease recurrence in most patients who undergo curative-intent therapy, national guidelines do not curr ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Phase II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Autogene Cevumeran Plus Atezolizumab and mFolfirinox versus mFolfirinox alone in Patients with Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Protocol G044479
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Genentech, Inc. · 2023 - 2033Advanced Immunobiology Traning Program for Surgeons
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2019 - 2029Single Cell and Spatial Analysis of Lethal Breast Cancers
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of Southern California ·
2011
M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison ·
2006
B.S.