Overview
I have a wide array of research interests reflecting my many roles at Duke. I am interested in clinical trials and clinical pilot studies to better understand and treat inflammatory diseases of the skin. I am also interested in quality assurance and improvement studies to better care for our patients, our collogues and ourselves, as well as to target non evidence based overutilization of limited health care resources (such as unneeded lab monitoring). Finally, I am interested in alternative …
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Dermatology
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2023 - Present
Dermatology,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Medicine
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2023 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Periarticular Cutaneous Nodules and Symmetric Polyarthralgia With an Insidious Onset.
Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · January 1, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteImage Quality Assessment Using Convolutional Neural Network in Clinical Skin Images.
Journal Article JID Innov · July 2024 The image quality received for clinical evaluation is often suboptimal. The goal is to develop an image quality analysis tool to assess patient- and primary care physician-derived images using deep learning model. Dataset included patient- and primary care ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Burden of iPLEDGE Requirements on Dermatologists: A Survey Study.
Journal Article Arch Dermatol Res · May 31, 2024 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
ACE Covid 19 Admin. Supplement: Molecular Regulation of B cells and T cells in Human SLE - Cost Reimbursable
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by Emory University · 2021 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2009
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2007
Ph.D.
University of California, Davis ·
1997
B.S.