Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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2025 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology
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2021 - Present
Neurology, Neurocritical Care,
Neurology
Associate Professor in Surgery
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2025 - Present
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery,
Surgery
Associate Professor in Neurology
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2025 - Present
Neurology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2025 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
The caning of senator Charles Sumner: A review of his injuries and prolonged recovery.
Journal Article J Med Biogr · November 20, 2025 Charles Sumner was an outspoken abolitionist and Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1874. In 1856, at the height of the national debate about slavery before the Civil War, Sumner was assaulted in the Senate chamber by a Democr ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteEarly beta-blocker exposure and association with brain injury biomarkers following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI study.
Journal Article J Intensive Care Soc · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Beta-blockers have been studied for potential benefits in traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aimed to investigate the association between early beta-blocker exposure and brain injury biomarkers following moderate-severe TBI. METHODS: We c ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteManagement outcomes for biopsy-proven radiation necrosis in patients with brain metastases in the era of immune-checkpoint blockade.
Journal Article J Neurooncol · October 2025 PURPOSE: Immunotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are frequently combined in the management of brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma. However, concurrent SRS and dual immune-checkpoint inhibition (ICPI) elevate the ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Inclusive Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028A Randomized Controlled Trial of BETTER, A Transitional Care Intervention, for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Families
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2023 - 2028Multi-Arm Multi-Stage Adaptive Platform Trial (APT) for the Acute Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Francisco · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2013
M.D.
Duke University ·
2007
B.S.