Overview
Site Principle Investigator: PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial:
Principle Investigator - Duke E.D. Site - "Speed" Study. Pilot phase of Gusto IV. Investigating Abciximab (a GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor) in combination with rapid access to cardiac cath. Funded through Duke Clinical Research Institute. Multi-center trial.
Principle Investigator - Project: proposed mechanisms for afferent pain transmission from myocardial cells to pain centers. Purpose is to identify potential biochemical markers for early anginal presentations. Funded: grants received from Merck & Co. and Roche-Boehringer-Mannheim. Pilot phase paper - in preparation.
Other Interest Areas:
Blasts/Ballistics
Wounding and medical management of penetrating injuries derived from firearms and blast-related injuries.
Impact of Observation/short-stay strategies on clinical care and inpatient/outpatient systems.
Impact of Emerging Viral Threats on clinical management and social/economic/political systems,
Acute Cardiology - Chest Pain Presentations
Evolving Technology and AI in improving clinical care/management
Principle Investigator - Duke E.D. Site - "Speed" Study. Pilot phase of Gusto IV. Investigating Abciximab (a GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor) in combination with rapid access to cardiac cath. Funded through Duke Clinical Research Institute. Multi-center trial.
Principle Investigator - Project: proposed mechanisms for afferent pain transmission from myocardial cells to pain centers. Purpose is to identify potential biochemical markers for early anginal presentations. Funded: grants received from Merck & Co. and Roche-Boehringer-Mannheim. Pilot phase paper - in preparation.
Other Interest Areas:
Blasts/Ballistics
Wounding and medical management of penetrating injuries derived from firearms and blast-related injuries.
Impact of Observation/short-stay strategies on clinical care and inpatient/outpatient systems.
Impact of Emerging Viral Threats on clinical management and social/economic/political systems,
Acute Cardiology - Chest Pain Presentations
Evolving Technology and AI in improving clinical care/management
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2014 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Add Another Year to Physician Residency Training? Be Careful What We Wish for!
Other emergency Physicians Monthly Magazine · June 1, 2025 The explosion of necessary medical knowledge and procedural skill needs causes consideration for increases in Residency training time. But - other healthcare forces may see things otherwise. ... Open Access Link to item CiteThe Oppositional Platform of our Current Healthcare System;
Other emergency Physicians Monthly Magazine · December 16, 2024 Rising ER Wait Times are just One of a host of Warnings of Bad Things Yet to Come; Unless we can change thy stem to one of Collaboration! (Technology innovation alone is not the answer) ... Open Access CiteMore Hospitals are Closing.
Report · December 11, 2023 The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. ... Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1981
M.D.