https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-0071
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Emergency Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Assessment of ChatGPT-4.0 versus ChatGPT-Mini in Generating Guideline-Based Hypertension Content.
Journal article Arq Bras Cardiol · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) language models are increasingly used to generate patient education materials. However, their accuracy, completeness, and adherence to clinical guidelines remain uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To compare ChatGPT-Mini and Ch ... Full text Link to item CiteSpatiotemporal trends in and challenges of addressing tuberculosis in Brazil before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2001-2023.
Journal article Rev Panam Salud Publica · 2026 OBJECTIVE: To identify spatiotemporal patterns and clusters of tuberculosis (TB) in Brazil between 2001 and 2023, assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB trends, and provide recommendations for targeted interventions. METHODS: This ecological stud ... Full text Link to item CiteEffectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania.
Journal article PLoS Med · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Alcohol use contributes to over 3 million deaths annually. In Tanzania, there are no evidence-based culturally adapted interventions to address harmful alcohol use behaviors. Our hypothesis was that "Punguza Pombe Kwa Afya Yako" (PPKAY, Reduce ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Capacity building for injury and trauma care implementation and data science research training
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · 2021 - 2026PRACT: A Pragmatic Randomized Adaptive Clinical Trial to Investigate Controlling Alcohol related harms in a Low-Income Setting; Emergency Department Brief Interventions in Tanzania
Clinical TrialPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism · 2020 - 2026View All Grants
Education
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2022
Ph.D.
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2018
M.Sc.
State University of Maringa (Brazil) ·
2017
B.S.