Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Surgery
·
2024 - Present
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Advancing Surgical Infection Science in the Americas: Highlights from the 2025 Panamerican Trauma Congress.
Journal article Surg Infect (Larchmt) · June 2026 Surgical site infections (SSIs) and other infectious complications remain a major cause of preventable morbidity across Latin America. SSI prevalence in elective clean and clean-contaminated procedures in Latin America is substantial, and rates may increas ... Full text Link to item CiteNot safe for work: Preventing violence against healthcare workers.
Journal article Am J Surg · March 2026 Full text Link to item Cite971: ASSOCIATION OF A RIB FRACTURE PROTOCOL WITH DECREASED NEED FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Conference Critical Care Medicine · March 1, 2026 Introduction: Rib fractures are the most common traumatic thoracic injury and are a major contributor to overall morbidity and mortality, particularly among geriatric patients. Triage pathways have been proposed to standardize patient care and guide clinic ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Resolve - SIRS Study Pro00118086
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Resolve Therapeutics, LLC · 2025 - 2028Trauma-Induced Natural Killer Cell Dysregulation: Trafficking Signatures of Immune Resilience
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association for the Surgery of Trauma · 2026 - 2027Sc2i Competitive Renewal
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2021 - 2027View All Grants
Education
Augusta University ·
2019
Ph.D.
University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.
Baylor University ·
2010
B.S.