Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Professor in Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2007 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
A Dwindling Matter: An Analysis of Medicare Reimbursement for Endocrine Surgery Procedures From 2000 to 2023.
Journal Article Ann Surg · June 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Medicare reimbursement trends for endocrine surgeries from 2000 to 2023. BACKGROUND: As the population ages, demand for endocrine surgeries is expected to increase. Understanding reimbursement trends is essential to ensure the financ ... Full text Link to item CiteExploring actionable targets to address disparities in thyroid cancer survival: A study of patients with aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancer.
Journal Article Am J Surg · May 20, 2025 BACKGROUND: Despite compromised survival, disparities studies on aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are sparse. METHODS: Using the NCDB (2004-20), adult Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), Non-Hispanic Asians or Pacific Islanders (NHAPI), Hispani ... Full text Link to item CiteResection of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Involving a Functioning Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: Pushing Boundaries to Preserve Nerve Function.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · November 2023 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Validation of Epigenomic Biomarkers for Thyroid Cancer Diagnostics
Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by City of Hope · 2021 - 2026Phase III Multicenter Randomized Trial of Sentinel Lymphadenectomy and Complete Lymph Node Dissection vs. Sentinel Lymphadenectomy Alone in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients with Molecular or Histopathological Evidence of Metastases in the Sentinel Node
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by John Wayne Cancer Institute · 2014 - 2019View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Virginia ·
1996
M.D.