Overview
I am a pediatric endocrinologist who specializes in pediatric thyroid cancer, thyroid cancer predisposition syndromes, and other rare thyroid disorders. I am also the program director for the Duke Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program and have a strong interest in medical education, including competency based medical education.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
·
2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Endocrinology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Adaptive Responses in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Endocrinology, Metabolomics, Mortality, and Growth.
Journal Article Nutrients · September 4, 2025 Malnutrition afflicts millions of the world's children and predisposes to death from diarrhea and infectious diseases. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are at highest risk. Our review of the endocrinology and metabolomics of SAM implicates cri ... Full text Link to item CiteEntrustable Professional Activities to Milestones Advisor for Pediatric Subspecialties: Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Competency-Based Assessment.
Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2025 OBJECTIVE: This project sought to define the relationship between the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones 2.0 and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for each of 15 pediatric subspecialties and create a novel tool ... Full text Link to item CitePediatric Endocrinology Milestones 2.0-guide to their implementation.
Journal Article BMC Med Educ · December 20, 2023 The Milestones were initiated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to provide a framework for monitoring a trainee's progression throughout residency/fellowship. The Milestones describe stepwise skill progression through six ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
University of Virginia, School of Medicine ·
2011
M.D.