Overview
My patients have motivated me to be involved in clinical research. My interests spans areas such as identification of biomarkers in epilepsy, pre-surgical evaluation in epilepsy including stereoEEG and drugs/ device trials in epilepsy. Given my background in biomedical engineering, I have a special interest in Neuromodulation including deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, use of Artificial intelligence/machine learning on EEGs as well as developing novel device therapies for use in epilepsy care.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Neurology
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2023 - Present
Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep,
Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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2025 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2025 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Scholarly Works
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia and Epilepsy in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
Journal article Mov Disord · April 19, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteArtificial intelligence for adaptive neuromodulation in drug-resistant epilepsy.
Journal article Epilepsia · March 31, 2026 Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) affects nearly one third of people with epilepsy and is associated with substantial cognitive, psychiatric, and mortality burdens. For patients who are not candidates for resection or laser interstitial thermal therapy, neurom ... Full text Link to item CiteTuning Into the Centromedian: The Metronome of Generalized Epilepsy.
Journal article Epilepsy Curr · 2026 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A prospective long-term follow-up study to evaluate the use of the Minder device to aid in treatment after actionable event identification in patients diagnosed with epilepsy
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Epiminder America, Inc · 2026 - 2030A prospective study to evaluate the use of the Minder device to aid in developing a treatment plan after inconclusive prolonged EEG in patients with epilepsy
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Epiminder America, Inc · 2026 - 2028Developing a Neuromodulation System to Improve Sleep Quality in Epilepsy with a Vision for Broader Neuropsychiatric Applications
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston ·
2017
M.D.