https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-5853
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Anesthesiology
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2024 - Present
Anesthesiology,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Cell Biology
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2024 - Present
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Integrative Immunobiology
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2024 - Present
Integrative Immunobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2017 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation in hospitalized patients with active delirium: a feasibility study.
Journal article Brain Stimul · September 22, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteDifferential Associations of Postoperative Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Albumin Changes with Delirium Following Non-Cardiac Surgery.
Journal article medRxiv · September 21, 2026 BACKGROUND: Postoperative increases in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to plasma albumin ratio (CPAR), a blood-brain barrier dysfunction marker, have been associated with postoperative delirium (POD) and prolonged hospital stay. However, the contributions of pla ... Full text Link to item CiteRelationships of Preoperative and 24-Hour Postoperative Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokines with Postoperative Delirium
Preprint · August 14, 2026 AbstractBackgroundPostoperative delirium is a common syndrome of acute changes in attention, cognition, and consciousness that may re ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Defining the role of lipocalin-2 in postoperative delirium
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2026 - 2031Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2031View All Grants
Education
Imperial College London (United Kingdom) ·
2007
Ph.D.