Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
·
2023 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Comparison Between Eleven-Bar Cushion and Pillow for Contrast Media Spread in Caudal Block.
Journal article J Clin Med · December 1, 2025 Background/Objectives: A caudal epidural steroid injection (CESI) is a widely used technique for managing low back and lower extremity pain due to its relative ease and safety. However, cephalic spread of the injectate may be limited by the long distance f ... Full text Link to item CiteA Sociological Framework for Improving Palliative Pain Care in Low-Resource Nations.
Journal article Curr Pain Headache Rep · November 27, 2025 This paper applies institutional theory to palliative pain care in low resource nations (LRNs), suggesting that three interdependent pillars shape access: regulative (laws and rules), normative (professional standards and values), and cultural-cognitive (s ... Full text Link to item CiteStudy Protocol: Single-Blinded, Controlled, Clinical Trial Evaluating the Feasibility of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury.
Journal article Neurosurg Pract · June 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Traumatic thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) is complicated by chronic neuropathic pain and neurological deficits including bowel and bladder dysfunction. Treatment with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has demonstrated possible util ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Epidural Conus Medullaris Stimulation to Alleviate Pain and Augment Rehabilitation in Patients with Subacute Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2027View All Grants
Education
Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine ·
2016
D.O.
Wayne State University, School of Medicine ·
2012
B.S.