Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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2021 - Present
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery,
Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Faculty Associate in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine
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2022 - Present
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric patients with abdominal firearm injuries.
Journal article Am J Surg · October 2026 BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend exploratory laparotomy for pediatric patients with abdominal firearm injuries. This study compared clinical outcomes of hemodynamically stable pediatric patients with abdominal firearm injuries managed with laparosc ... Full text Link to item CiteIndividualizing post-ICU nutrition: from guideline intent to bedside practice.
Journal article Curr Opin Crit Care · October 1, 2026 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Survivorship of critical illness has increased, shifting attention toward recovery and long-term outcomes. Post-ICU nutrition is emerging as a clinically relevant, yet underperforming contributor to functional recovery and quality of lif ... Full text Link to item CiteEthical Implications of the Slow Code: A Systematic Review of Ethics of Slow Codes in U.S. Hospitals.
Journal article Crit Care Med · September 1, 2026 OBJECTIVES: Policies that make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) the default or require it at patient or family request, combined with physician reluctance to decline nonbeneficial resuscitation, may contribute to the practice of a "slow code," in which ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Personalized Targeted Nutrition via StructurEd Nutrition Delivery Pathway to Improve Resilience in Older Adult Trauma Patients - SeND Home
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Abbott Nutrition · 2022 - 2032Criteria for Re-triage to Improve Trauma Induced Coagulopathy and hemorrhage Associated Lethality (CRITICAL)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Northwestern University · 2025 - 2030Overcoming inequities in Pulse oximetry Through clinical InformatiCs (OPTIC)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine ·
2010
D.O.
University of South Florida ·
2005
M.A.
University of South Florida ·
2003
B.A.