Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases,
Pediatrics
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Antibodies to tick salivary antigens AV422 and calreticulin in patients with spotted fever group rickettsioses and other febrile illnesses in northern Tanzania.
Journal Article J Infect Dis · October 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: Timely and accurate diagnosis of spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) is difficult due to non-specific symptoms and testing challenges. We evaluated serum antibodies to tick salivary proteins, AV422 and calreticulin, as potential markers of recent ... Full text Link to item CiteDerivation and Internal Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Northern Tanzania.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · March 2025 Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) pose a global threat as emerging zoonotic infectious diseases; however, timely and cost-effective diagnostic tools are currently limited. We used data from 449 patients presenting to 2 hospitals in northern Tanzania ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation of Bundled Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project.
Journal Article AORN J · February 2025 Pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery are at increased risk for health care-associated infections, especially surgical site infections (SSIs). Delayed sternal closures are associated with prolonged lengths of stay and contribute to infection ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine ·
2016
M.D.