Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Neurology,
Pediatrics
Medical Director, Children's Clinical Research Unit
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2021 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2021 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Communication About Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: An Adaptation of the SPIKES Protocol.
Journal Article Pediatr Neurol · February 2025 BACKGROUND: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a common cause of premature death in children and adults with epilepsy. People with epilepsy and their caregivers prefer the risk of SUDEP to be disclosed by their clinicians; however, few tools ex ... Full text Link to item CiteCommunicating neurological prognosis in the prenatal period: a narrative review and practice guidelines.
Journal Article Pediatr Res · January 14, 2025 Clinicians may face an array of challenges in conducting fetal neurological consultations including prognostic uncertainty, a lack of training in fetal counseling, and limited opportunity to build rapport with families. In this setting, it is critical to e ... Full text Link to item CiteDiscussion of Spirituality in Family Conferences of Infants With Neurologic Conditions.
Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · January 2025 INTRODUCTION: Spirituality serves as a mechanism to understand and cope with serious illness, yet little is known about how families and clinicians incorporate spirituality in pediatric family conferences. OBJECTIVES: We sought to characterize the frequenc ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NSR-GENE (Neonatal Seizure Registry, GEnetics of post-Neonatal Epilepsy)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Francisco · 2022 - 2026Decision Making for Infants with Neurologic Conditions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2026Decision Aid for Infants with Neurology Conditions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Child Neurology Foundation · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard Medical School ·
2009
M.D.