Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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2021 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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2021 - Present
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences,
Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2022 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2017 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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2018 - Present
Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Patient-derived organoid model of olfactory ensheathing cell tumor.
Journal Article Int Forum Allergy Rhinol · February 2025 We developed a culture model of a human olfactory ensheathing cell tumor. Cultured organoids resemble normal ensheathing cells. Assays suggest that this model provides a tool for studying the roles of these glial cells in the maintenance of the peripheral ... Full text Link to item CiteMachine learning approaches in non-contact autofluorescence spectrum classification.
Journal Article PLOS Digit Health · October 2024 Manual surgical resection of soft tissue sarcoma tissue can involve many challenges, including the critical need for precise determination of tumor boundary with normal tissue and limitations of current surgical instrumentation, in addition to standard ris ... Full text Link to item CiteA blinded study using laser induced endogenous fluorescence spectroscopy to differentiate ex vivo spine tumor, healthy muscle, and healthy bone.
Journal Article Sci Rep · January 22, 2024 Ten patients undergoing surgical resection for spinal tumors were selected. Samples of tumor, muscle, and bone were resected, de-identified by the treating surgeon, and then scanned with the TumorID technology ex vivo. This study investigates whether Tumor ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Title: NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026SCH: Overcoming the Intraoperative Data Desert: Biophotonics, Advanced Sensing, and Control for Automated Surgery
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2024Evaluation of the accuracy of computer-guided laser delivery versus a human-operator for cutaneous applications
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by American Society for Dermatologic Surgery · 2019 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard Medical School ·
2008
M.D.