Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Nephrology,
Pediatrics
Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery
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2020 - Present
Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Infections in Renal Transplantation
Chapter · January 1, 2025 Full text CiteModeling BK Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Journal Article Viruses · December 31, 2024 Kidney transplant recipients require a lifelong protocol of immunosuppressive therapy to prevent graft rejection. However, these same medications leave them susceptible to opportunistic infections. One pathogen of particular concern is human polyomavirus 1 ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteNatural Killer Cell Phenotypes and Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.
Journal Article Pediatr Transplant · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Natural killer (NK) cells have gained recognition for playing an integral role in both alloimmunity and protective immunity, particularly viral infection control, in solid organ transplantation. Using data from the Clinical Trials in Organ Tran ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Advancing Transplantation Outcomes in Children - Mechnistic and Clinical (milestone)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Children's Hospital · 2021 - 2026Defining the Landscape of HLA Risk Alleles in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome and Post Kidney Transplant Recurrence
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2026Mathematical modeling for optimal control of BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Oregon Health and Science University ·
2001
M.D.