Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Surgery
·
2021 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Myocardial metabolic remodeling in human end-stage ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Journal Article J Mol Cell Cardiol · February 26, 2026 BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is linked to disturbances in heart metabolism. Metabolomics shows promise in identifying cardiac-specific metabolic changes across different types of heart disease. However, direct comparison of metabolomic changes in myocard ... Full text Link to item CiteFrom the Bench to the Bedside and Back: Contemporary Applications of Basic Science to Innovations in Heart Transplantation.
Journal Article Can J Cardiol · February 2026 Heart transplantation remains the gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure. Yet, challenges such as ischemia-reperfusion injury, primary graft dysfunction, allograft rejection, and cardiac allograft vasculopathy continue to affect long-term pati ... Full text Link to item CiteReconstitution of thymopoiesis via implantation of cryopreserved cultured thymus tissue into athymic recipients.
Journal Article Am J Transplant · November 13, 2025 Implantation of cultured allogeneic thymus tissue (CTTI) into athymic human recipients generates functional recipient-derived naïve T cells that are tolerant to the donor. Currently, CTTI is always performed with 12 to 21 days of thymus procurement to avoi ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Promoting Cardiac Allograft Tolerance with PD-L1 Gene Therapy in a Preclinical Porcine Model
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Southern Thoracic Surgical Association · 2027 - 2028Tolerance to Allogeneic Hearts via Implantation of Cultured Donor Thymus
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2028Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NHLBI
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2018 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Louisiana State University ·
1999
Ph.D.