Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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2021 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2020 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Priority areas for outcomes improvement among older adults undergoing inpatient general surgery inclusive of geriatric-pertinent complications.
Journal Article World J Surg · November 2024 BACKGROUND: Comprehensive studies on priority areas for improving geriatric surgery outcomes, inclusive of geriatric-pertinent data, are limited. METHODS: The ACS NSQIP geriatric database (2014-2018) was used to abstract older adults (≥65 years) undergoing ... Full text Link to item CitePrimary Care Use and 90-Day Mortality Among Older Adults Undergoing Cancer Surgery.
Journal Article JAMA Surg · October 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Multimorbidity and postoperative clinical decompensation are common among older surgical patients with cancer, highlighting the importance of primary care to optimize survival. Little is known about the association between primary care use and ... Full text Link to item CitePatient-Reported Outcome Measures Within a National Multispecialty Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Journal Article JAMA Surg · September 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly recognized for their ability to promote patient-centered care, but concerted health information technology (HIT)-enabled PROM implementations have yet to be achieved for national surgic ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Characterizing neurocognitive symptoms in older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025Scaling and Spreading Electronic Capture of Patient-Reported Outcomes Using a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American College of Surgeons · 2020 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Yale University, School of Medicine ·
2012
M.D.
Temple University ·
2007
B.S.