Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
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2009 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Improving Postoperative Care for Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Preoperative Education and the Electronic Health Record: A Quality Improvement Project.
Journal Article J Perianesth Nurs · June 2025 PURPOSE: The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to establish and evaluate a process to improve use of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy on the day of surgery, postoperative day 0 (POD 0), for Veterans using home PAP therapy for obstr ... Full text Link to item CiteAcute perioperative alterations in metabolism: A pilot study using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics.
Journal Article Surgery · April 2025 OBJECTIVE: To characterize early physiologic stresses imposed by surgery by applying metabolomic analyses to deeply phenotype pre- and postoperative plasma and urine of patients undergoing elective surgical procedures. BACKGROUND: Patients experience perio ... Full text Link to item CiteRecalling what we thought we knew about recall periods: a qualitative descriptive study of how adults diagnosed with cancer use recall periods for patient-reported outcome items about physical function.
Journal Article Qual Life Res · March 2025 OBJECTIVES: In cancer studies, assessment of patients' physical function can provide insight into cancer-related symptoms and the side effects of treatment. Physical function can be assessed using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which may or may ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Characterizing neurocognitive symptoms in older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative (PRIME Collaborative)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2024Evaluating physical functioning using patient-reported outcome measures: How does the question form and recall period influence patients' interpretation?
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2020 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio ·
1990
Ph.D.
Gujarat University, B.J. Medical College (India) ·
1985
M.D.