Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Neonatology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Improved Dried Blood Spot PCR Assay for Universal Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening in Newborns.
Journal Article Microbiol Spectr · March 20, 2023 Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common perinatal infection, the leading cause of nongenetic sensorineural hearing loss, and one of the leading causes of neurodevelopmental impairment in the developed world. Early identification via newborn sc ... Full text Link to item CiteBreast Milk and Saliva for Postnatal Cyto†megalovirus Screening among Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
Journal Article Pediatr Infect Dis J · November 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: The optimal approach to managing postnatal cytomegalovirus disease (pCMV) among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants remains unknown. Methods to facilitate screening are needed. OBJECTIVE: Determine whether mother's milk and infant saliva can b ... Full text Link to item CiteSevere Congenital Syphilis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Case Series.
Journal Article Pediatr Infect Dis J · April 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: There has been a 291% relative increase in congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the United States from 2015 to 2019. Although the majority of affected fetuses/infants are stillborn or are asymptomatic, a subset is born with severe clinical illness ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NeoChip for specific and rapid identification of congenital CMV and neonatal HSV infections on minimal sample volume
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Diego · 2020 - 2025The Masking Study: Does Universal Masking Decrease Late-onset Infections in the NICU?
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2021 - 2024NeoChip for specific and rapid identification of congenital CMV and neonatal HSV infections on minimal sample volume
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Utah · 2022 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2019
M.H.S.
Wake Forest University, School of Medicine ·
2013
M.D.
Wake Forest University, School of Medicine ·
2010
Ph.D.