Overview
Global Health, Virtue-Based Professional Development and Leadership, Device Development for Cancer Detection, otolaryngology, ENT, Head and Neck Cancer
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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2023 - Present
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology,
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Professor in Radiation Oncology
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2020 - Present
Radiation Oncology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2012 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
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2019 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Comparison of ENLYT®, a Portable Flexible Nasopharyngoscope, with the Standard of Care Nasopharyngoscope.
Journal Article Surg Innov · December 2025 ObjectivesThis study seeks to compare a newly developed portable flexible nasopharyngoscope (ENLYT®) to the standard of care (SOC) flexible nasopharyngoscope.MethodsSubjects were consented to undergo a nasopharyngeal scope exam using ENLYT® after SOC nasop ... Full text Link to item CiteUse of a Preliminary Artificial Intelligence-Based Laryngeal Cancer Screening Framework for Low-Resource Settings: Development and Validation Study.
Journal Article JMIR Form Res · October 7, 2025 BACKGROUND: Early-stage diagnosis of laryngeal cancer significantly improves patient survival and quality of life. However, the scarcity of specialists in low-resource settings hinders the timely review of flexible nasopharyngoscopy (FNS) videos, which are ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Role of Sleep Apnea in Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders Among Older Noncardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal Article Anesth Analg · January 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased dementia risk, yet its role in postoperative neurocognitive disorders is unclear. Here, we studied whether the severity of untreated obstructive sleep apnea is associated with the severity of ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Adapting a machine learning algorithm to predict thyroid cytopathologyin LMIC
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2021 - 2027Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027RAPID System for Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Low-Resource Settings
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2015
M.H.S.
The George Washington University ·
1999
M.D.