Overview
I am an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist, and clinical researcher, here at Duke. My research studies outcomes and interventions in patients with Advanced Heart Failure and with heart transplants. Previously, I completed Internal Medicine Residency, and Cardiovascular Medicine and Advanced Heart Failure clinical fellowships here at Duke. I was also an NIH T-32 grant funded Research Fellow at the DCRI. Previously, I completed medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and was a research fellow in the NIH Medical Research Scholar's program, where I spent 1 year at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) performing clinical and translational cardiovascular research.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Developing therapeutics for rare cardiovascular diseases.
Journal Article Am Heart J · February 2026 Rare cardiovascular diseases, while individually uncommon, collectively affect millions of people worldwide and are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. Despite this considerable impact, most rare cardiovascular diseases l ... Full text Link to item CitePressure points: Hemodynamics and waitlist risk before heart transplant.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · November 21, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteImpact of HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device infection on outcomes following heart transplant.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · November 13, 2025 BACKGROUND: Infectious complications are common in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Despite these issues, some patients with LVAD-specific infection are ultimately considered for heart transplant (HT). The i ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ·
2017
M.D.
Brown University ·
2011
B.A.