Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Microaxial Flow Pumps in Heart Failure-Related Cardiogenic Shock-From Hemodynamic Mechanisms to Clinical Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review.
Journal article J Card Fail · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Heart failure-related cardiogenic shock (HF-CS) is now the leading etiology of cardiogenic shock (CS). Advances in temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS), particularly microaxial flow pumps (mAFP), alongside evolving organ procurement ... Full text Link to item CiteA dedicated modular system for open-chest stabilization in thoracic transplantation.
Journal article J Heart Lung Transplant · May 25, 2026 Delayed chest closure is frequently required following heart and lung transplantation due to graft edema, bleeding, size mismatch, or hemodynamic instability, yet current open-chest management strategies rely largely on improvised spacers with recognized m ... Full text Link to item CiteOutcomes among patients bridged to heart transplant with microaxial flow versus durable left ventricular assist device support.
Journal article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate characteristics and outcomes of patients bridged to orthotopic heart transplantation with microaxial left ventricular assist device (ma-LVAD) versus durable LVAD (d-LVAD). METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Randomized Evaluation of Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by BioVentrix, Inc. · 2025 - 2031Investigation of a Novel, magNetically levitated VAD for the treatment of refractOry left Ventricular heArT failurE (INNOVATE Trial)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BrioHealth Solutions, Inc. · 2024 - 2030Biomaterials for Cardiac Regeneration
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Maryland, School of Medicine ·
2011
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2006
B.S.