Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
A Pragmatic Trial Evaluating the Impact of the Anumana Clinical Decision Support Tool for Guideline-Directed Management of Heart Failure (ACT-HF): Clinical trial design and methods.
Conference Am Heart J Plus · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is progressive and pervasive. Guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations to manage HFrEF, yet adherence to Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) is low. An opportunity exists to im ... Full text Link to item CiteDual versus monotherapy with SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 receptor agonist: PRECIDENTD pragmatic randomized trial.
Journal Article Am Heart J · December 26, 2025 BACKGROUND: Dual therapy with sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) is frequently recommended. We compared rates of medication initiation and discontinuation between participants assigne ... Full text Link to item CiteEffectiveness of motivational interviewing plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs shared decision making for voluntary opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain: the INSPIRE randomized pragmatic trial.
Journal Article Pain Med · August 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of motivational interviewing plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs shared decision making on change in daily dosage of prescribed opioids for individuals with chronic non-cancer pain. DESIGN: Pragmatic randomized tria ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University
ResearchFaculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032Improving High Blood Pressure in Rural, Older Adults - The SMBP Study
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Iowa · 2024 - 20312/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1997
M.D.