Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Professor of Surgery
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2014 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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2023 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Survival After Mechanical vs Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Influence of Age vs Operative Mortality Score.
Journal article Ann Thorac Surg · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Although predicted risk of operative mortality (PROM) varies among patients, current guidelines favor bioprostheses for patients aged over 65 or 70 years. We compared survival after biological vs mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR), and a ... Full text Link to item CiteA dedicated modular system for open-chest stabilization in thoracic transplantation.
Journal article J Heart Lung Transplant · May 25, 2026 Delayed chest closure is frequently required following heart and lung transplantation due to graft edema, bleeding, size mismatch, or hemodynamic instability, yet current open-chest management strategies rely largely on improvised spacers with recognized m ... Full text Link to item CiteOutcomes among patients bridged to heart transplant with microaxial flow versus durable left ventricular assist device support.
Journal article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate characteristics and outcomes of patients bridged to orthotopic heart transplantation with microaxial left ventricular assist device (ma-LVAD) versus durable LVAD (d-LVAD). METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
BiVACOR® Total Artificial Heart Early Feasibility Study
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BiVACOR, Inc. · 2024 - 2032Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2018 - 2029Advanced Immunobiology Traning Program for Surgeons
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2019 - 2029View All Grants
Education
The University of Chicago ·
1990
M.D.