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
·
2007 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Exploring 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 · October 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 CiteSex-Based Differences in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Survival: A Matched Analysis of 4602 Patients.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Whereas medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is more common in female patients, studies have indicated that MTC is more aggressive in males. It is unknown whether sex-based differences in MTC outcomes are due to inherent tumor behavior or factors suc ... Full text Link to item CiteExpenses and expectations for endocrine surgeries: A national analysis of price transparency and cost of care.
Journal Article Surgery · September 29, 2025 BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services price transparency rule aims to facilitate cost-conscious consumer decision making. However, factors mediating transparency and real-world prices for endocrine surgeries are not well described. MET ... 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.