Overview
Orthopedic Infections
Surgical Site Infections
Tuberculosis
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Clinic of Hope: bridging infectious disease and orthopaedic surgery in prosthetic joint infection management.
Journal Article BMJ Open Qual · August 21, 2024 Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) following total joint arthroplasty are a significant and costly complication. To address fragmented care typically seen with separate management, we established a combined infectious disease and orthopaedic surgery clinic ... Full text Link to item CiteMycoplasma hominis: A Case of Peritonitis and Hyperammonemia Syndrome in a Healthy Postpartum Woman
Journal Article Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases · April 1, 2024 An 18-year-old woman with a recent uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery presented with altered mental status and new ascites. She had elevated ammonia and blood urea nitrogen levels with normal hepatic enzymes. Peritoneal cultures eventually grew Myc ... Full text CiteD-Dimer, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, and C-Reactive Protein Sensitivities for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · May 2023 BACKGROUND: There is contradicting evidence on the diagnostic value of inflammatory biomarkers for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We sought to quantify the sensitivity of D-dimer for acute and chronic PJI diagnosis and evaluate D-dimer lab values in ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Phase 3 Multi-center Randomized Open-Label Study of Carbavance (Meropenem/PRX7009) Versus Best Available Therapy in Subjects with Selected Serious Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rempex Pharmaceuticals · 2014 - 2017Rempex 506-NH - Retro Chart Review
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rempex Pharmaceuticals · 2014 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Louisville ·
1985
M.D.