https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-8852
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
CT-derived skeletal muscle predicts lung transplant approval.
Journal article JHLT Open · November 2026 BACKGROUND: Lung transplant candidate selection relies on assessment of physiologic reserve, with body mass index commonly used to guide eligibility despite its limitations in distinguishing muscle from adipose tissue. CT-derived body composition analysis ... Full text Link to item CiteLung transplantation for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a retrospective international multicentre analysis.
Conference Eur Respir J · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease. Only a small number of case reports describing lung transplantation (LTx) as a treatment option for PAP have been published. Due to this limited evidence, current guidelines on LTx for PAP ... Full text Link to item CiteLung Transplant Patient Knowledge of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Foregut Risk Factors Associated With Graft Rejection.
Journal article Clin Transplant · August 2026 INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and delayed gastric emptying (DGE) are foregut risk factors associated with worse lung transplant outcomes. Transplant education varies across centers, and patient awareness of these risk fac ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN)
ResearchSite PI · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2028ECP Management of BOS
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Washington University in St. Louis · 2018 - 2027CTOT - CFF - Extension
ResearchSite PI · Awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · 2021 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine ·
1995
M.D.