Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Methicillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: tolerance, immune evasion and treatment.
Journal Article Nat Rev Microbiol · August 20, 2025 Staphylococcus aureus is capable of infecting every organ system in the body and developing resistance to every available antibiotic used to treat it, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (commonly referred to as MRSA). This pathogen is characterized by ... Full text Link to item CiteCombination therapy with fosfomycin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia or endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Journal Article JAC Antimicrob Resist · June 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fosfomycin combination therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia or endocarditis has been evaluated, but studies were limited by small sample sizes. We sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized con ... Full text Link to item CiteDiabetes potentiates the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistance.
Journal Article Sci Adv · February 14, 2025 Individuals with diabetes mellitus frequently develop severe skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that are recalcitrant to antibiotic treatment. We examined how diabetes affects the emergence of antibiotic resistance in a Staphylococcus aureus SSTI. We ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Genomic determinants of antibiotic treatment failure in S. aureus bacteremia
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Parsons UNC Interinstitutional Agreement
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Tennessee Health Science Center ·
2018
M.D.
University of Kent (United Kingdom) ·
2009
Ph.D.