Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Optimizing Blood Culture Draws Through Use of an Algorithm Can Reduce Utilization in a Community ICU.
Journal Article J Intensive Care Med · January 2026 ObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation of a blood culture algorithm in a mixed medical-surgical ICU at a community hospital, and examine the association with blood culture utilization rate and patient outcomes. Design: A quasi-experimental study examining ... Full text Link to item CiteComparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery.
Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · December 3, 2025 In a propensity-matched cohort of adult cardiac or neurosurgical procedures (n = 1,342), infection was less frequent with continuous infusion (1.8%) versus intermittent cefazolin (2.4%), though the difference was statistically non-significant (-0.6%, 95% C ... Full text Link to item Cite2025 ICM: Decolonization.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · December 2025 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, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine ·
2019
M.P.H.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
2013
M.D.