Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
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2013 - Present
Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery,
Surgery
Professor in Pediatrics
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2013 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Research Professor of Global Health
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2016 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
·
2013 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Family decision-making during access to surgical care for children: A qualitative analysis and conceptual framework.
Journal Article J Pediatr Surg · March 2026 AIMS: How family decisions impact access to surgical care for children remains poorly understood. Our aims were to examine family decision-making during access to surgical care for children with appendicitis and to derive a novel conceptual model of how fa ... Full text Link to item CiteBuilding research capacity in the global south: insights from a scientific writing workshop.
Journal Article BMC Med Educ · February 14, 2026 BACKGROUND: Health researchers in the Global South face many barriers to scientific publication, including language limitations, lack of access to mentorship, and minimal training opportunities. Scientific writing workshops offer an affordable and effectiv ... Full text Link to item CiteSafety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study.
Journal Article Lancet Glob Health · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive surgery is rapidly expanding globally, yet there is insufficient knowledge of how to scale this technology safely and equitably across diverse health systems. We aimed to identify health-system factors associated with safe im ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
North Carolina Clinical Center for the Eunice Kennedy Shiver NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2001 - 2030Improving access to cancer care for children in Tanzania: Designing a health-systems intervention
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by Fogarty International Center · 2022 - 2027Clinical and Biologic Evaluation of Rare Liver Tumors in Children - A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study, IRB # 2023-0602
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · 2024 - 2025View All Grants
Education
Yale University ·
1988
M.D.