Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2023 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2020 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Design and rationale of RECOVER-AUTONOMIC: A randomized platform trial evaluating interventions for Long COVID postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Journal Article Am Heart J · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Post‑acute sequelae of SARS‑CoV‑2 infection (Long COVID) affect a substantial proportion of individuals, and among the many reported symptom clusters, autonomic dysfunction, particularly postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), represe ... Full text Link to item CiteAccuracy of site versus core laboratory interpretations of right heart catheterization hemodynamics.
Journal Article Am Heart J · May 2026 An accurate interpretation of hemodynamics measured by right heart catheterization (RHC) is crucial for guiding the management of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. We evaluated the concordance and variability between site-reported and core laborato ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of left ventricular assist device implantation on right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling assessed by high-fidelity hemodynamics.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Postoperative right ventricular (RV) adaptation to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains poorly characterized. RV-pulmonary artery (PA) coupling, defined as the ratio of end-systolic to arterial elastance (Ees/Ea), provides ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarker Trial of VS-041 in Participants with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vasa Therapeutics, Inc. · 2026 - 2035DCA08 HS235-003
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by 35Pharma Inc. · 2025 - 2035SRD-001-1001
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Sardocor Corp. · 2024 - 2032View All Grants
Education
University of Düsseldorf (Germany) ·
2011
M.D.