Research Interests
I am interested in universal cCMV screening and development of protocols to achieve that in our state. I am interested in pediatric voice disorders as well as opiate use in pediatric head and neck surgical procedures. I am part of the Duke CleftKit project, a 360 degree outcomes study related to cleft lip and palate. Within that study we are specifically looking at long term ear and eustachian tube dysfunction as related to cleft palate width and speech outcomes by a variety of validated measures. Additionally we are investigating sleep apnea with regards to pre surgical planning using computational fluid dynamics.
Selected Grants
Inspire Pediatric Post-Approval Registry - Pro00110723
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. · 2022 - 2030Revolutionizing Pediatric Tonsillectomy Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Clinical and host microbiome features in the development of acute otitis media
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028Ultrasound Imaging of Peds Patients Undergoing Tube Placement for OM
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Otonexus Medical Technologuies, Inc. · 2021 - 2025Mapping the pediatric inhalation interface: nose mouth and airways
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 20248-week, multicenter, open-label study of OTO-201 given as a single administration for Otis media
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Otonomy, Inc. · 2016 - 2016External Relationships
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative / Silicon Valley Community Fund
- Inspire (Merck)
- Karl Storz
- NCMS president
- North Carolina Board of examiners in speech pathology and audiology
- doximity
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