https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7626-5732
Overview
Clinical Focus and Research
Clinical interests include cosmetic breast and body contouring surgery, revision breast surgery, transgender surgery, breast reconstruction and microsurgical free flaps.
Research interests include improving outcomes for free flap surgery, optimizing healing after breast reconstruction, and regenerative medicine.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
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2023 - Present
Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery,
Surgery
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2025 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Characteristics of Gender-Diverse Patients With Breast Cancer.
Journal article JAMA Netw Open · July 1, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Limited granular data exist on breast cancer in transgender, nonbinary, and/or gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. OBJECTIVE: To describe patient demographic and tumor clinicopathological variables, clinically relevant risk factors, method of bre ... Full text Link to item CiteCareer Paths After Microsurgery Fellowship: A 10-Year Analysis.
Journal article J Reconstr Microsurg · March 2026 Over the past 10 years, microsurgery fellowship programs and positions have increased by 50%, underscoring the need to understand graduate career paths and provide trainees context about future practice. This study analyzed who pursues microsurgery fellows ... Full text Link to item CiteSafety and quality outcomes of same-day discharge for gender-affirming mastectomy during the pandemic.
Journal article Sci Rep · November 29, 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread postponement of elective procedures—including transplant, oncologic, and breast surgeries—prompting global expansion of ambulatory discharge pathways to preserve capacity and reduce exposure. However, the safety of t ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
Ross University, School of Medicine (West Indies) ·
2001
M.D.
State University of New York, Binghamton ·
1996
B.S.