Overview
I am a Transplant Infectious Diseases Physician who specializes in the care of immunocompromised patients including solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients and patients with HIV. My research interests are in infections and clinical outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2025 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
The Pain Is in the Brain With the Sugar-Coated Killer.
Journal Article J Infect Dis · December 20, 2025 Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are encapsulated yeasts that have become increasingly common central nervous system (CNS) pathogens within an enlarging populationof immunocompromised host. CNS disease represents a major interaction between ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy with acute kidney injury in gram-negative sepsis.
Journal Article J Intensive Care Soc · October 9, 2025 BACKGROUND: Despite advances in sepsis management, the relationship between appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy and acute kidney injury (AKI) in sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association of appropriate empiric antimicrobial the ... Full text Link to item CiteInfectious Complications Following CD30 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy in Adults.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · September 2025 Infections are increasingly recognized as a complication of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy however the incidence of infections after non-CD19 targeted CAR-T is not yet known. We report, for the first time, infectious complications after C ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
sHLH Natural History
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Electra Therapeutics · 2025 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2018
M.H.S.
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine ·
2010
M.D.