Overview
I am a pulmonologist and clinical researcher with a focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), other interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and lung transplantation. I am particularly interested in using observational data to investigate treatment patterns and associated outcomes in ILD, and in the use of administrative- and electronic health record data to address clinical and epidemiological questions in these disease areas.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Research Scholar
Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Research Scholar
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
Journal article Diagnostics (Basel) · August 28, 2026 Background/Objectives: Fibrosing interstitial lung disease (F-ILD) is associated with progressive respiratory impairment and substantial symptom burden. Diaphragmatic ultrasound (DUS) is a non-invasive method for assessing diaphragmatic structure and funct ... Full text Link to item CiteIncidence and prevalence of interstitial lung diseases in Norway: analysis of the national Norwegian patient registry.
Journal article BMC pulmonary medicine · July 2026 BackgroundInterstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are progressive chronic lung diseases associated with poor prognosis despite available disease-modifying therapy. Reported incidence and prevalence of ILD varies, and few studies have described epidemiol ... Full text CiteC39-12 Risk of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in a Multi-center Real-world Cohort
Conference American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · May 1, 2026 AbstractRationalePatients with interstitial lung disease related to systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD-ILD) may devel ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN)
ResearchFaculty Associate · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2028Lung Microbiome Study in IPF
Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by Cornell University · 2015 - 2020View All Grants
Education
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2009
M.D.