Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
·
2021 - Present
Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Social Vulnerability as a Neighborhood-Level Determinant of Pancreatic Cancer Survivorship: A National Analysis of Veterans Affairs Patients.
Conference Ann Surg Oncol · September 2, 2025 BACKGROUND: Veterans Affairs (VA) patients participate within the largest USA equal-access healthcare system, though still experience cancer mortality disparities by social determinants. The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)-measuring community poverty, min ... Full text Link to item CiteCarotid Interventions in the Community are Associated with Higher Rates of Complications.
Journal Article Annals of vascular surgery · August 2025 BackgroundThe Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act was a landmark legislation that expanded Veterans' ability to seek care in the community (CITC). The purpose of this study is to evaluate perioperative ou ... Full text CiteMechanical thrombectomy of inferior vena cava filter-associated caval thrombosis using FlowTriever and ClotTriever systems.
Journal Article J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord · November 2023 OBJECTIVE: Chronically indwelling inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) can have multiple adverse sequelae, including IVCF-associated thrombosis. The Inari ClotTriever and FlowTriever mechanical and aspiration thrombectomy systems (Inari Medical) can be used ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Historical Perspectives and Current Data on Lower Extremity Amputations in Black Americans
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eastern Vascular Society · 2024 - 2025Evaluation of the GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis for the Treatment of Common Iliac Artery Aneurysms or Aorto-iliac Aneurysms (IBE 12-04)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2013 - 2022PSA for Tracey Taylor
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute for Medical Research, Inc. · 2018 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2011
M.P.H.
Drexel University ·
1992
M.D.