Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Protocol to Reduce Surgical Site Infections after Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery.
Journal article Ann Vasc Surg · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common complications after lower extremity bypass (LEB) surgery, despite being considered a preventable event. In this Quality Improvement project, we report the development and implementation ... Full text Link to item CiteAntibiotic Duration after Debridement and Implant Retention for Early Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
Journal article Clin Infect Dis · May 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: Postoperative spinal implant infections (PSII) are a serious complication of instrumented spinal fusion. Although debridement with implant retention is standard for early infection, the optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy remains uncertai ... Full text Link to item CiteThe "five-second" rule for dropped food: does it apply to dropped medical objects in the operating room? A randomized study of disinfection approaches for contaminated arthroplasty implants.
Journal article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · March 26, 2026 Polyethylene liners dropped onto operating room floors rapidly acquire bacterial contamination, including clinically important pathogens. In a randomized bench study, sterile chlorhexidine-alcohol and povidone-iodine immersion significantly reduced bioburd ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Evaluation of Duodenoscope Contamination Following Implementation of Disposable Heads at Duke Hospital and Duke GI Endoscopy Clinics
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by North Carolina Society for Gastroenterology · 2021 - 2023Evaluating SARS-CoV2 vaccine effectiveness among health care personnel during early phase vaccination
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2020 - 2021View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine ·
2019
M.P.H.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
2013
M.D.