Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
·
2026 - Present
Pediatrics, Neonatology,
Pediatrics
Recent Scholarly Works
Variation of caffeine use in late preterm infants in U.S. NICUs over time: A 12-year cohort study.
Journal article J Perinatol · June 22, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Describe caffeine use in late preterm infants (LPIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) over time METHODS: Cohort study of infants born 34-36 weeks gestation discharged from Pediatrix Medical Group NICUs from 2011-2022. RESULTS: Of 233,804 ... Full text Link to item CiteEarly detection of congenital cytomegalovirus - universal screening in the neonatal ICU.
Journal article International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · February 2026 Full text CiteHealth Care-Associated Infections Among Neonates During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) implemented enhanced infection prevention measures during the COVID-19 pandemic to interrupt viral transmission. It was hypothesized that these measures would also reduce nonviral health care-associated inf ... 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
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.