Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2022 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2004 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Estimation and inference of the win ratio for two hierarchical endpoints subject to censoring and missing data.
Journal Article J Biopharm Stat · May 11, 2026 The win ratio (WR) is a widely used metric to compare treatments in randomized clinical trials with hierarchically ordered endpoints. Counting-based approaches, such as Pocock's algorithm, are the standard for WR estimation. However, this algorithm treats ... Full text Link to item CiteWorsening Kidney Function and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Disease.
Journal Article JACC Adv · March 2026 BACKGROUND: The bidirectional association between worsening kidney function (WKF) and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is unclear. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the bid ... Full text Link to item CiteTreatment preferences for comorbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (PRO-CON OSA) survey: Patient and provider preferences for CPAP and/or tirzepatide.
Journal Article J Clin Sleep Med · February 23, 2026 PURPOSE: Approximately one of ten US adults has comorbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (COBOSA). Traditionally, sleep medicine management of COBOSA focused on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Recently, tirzepatide (a once-weekly injection) ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Liposomal Amphotericin B and Flucytosine Antifungal Strategies for Talaromycosis (LAmB-FAST) - R01
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2031Improving Neonatal health Through Rapid malaria testing in Early Pregnancy with high-sensitivity Diagnostics (INTREPiD)
ResearchStatistical Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027Helping Patients Achieve Kidney Transplants through Health System Change
ResearchBiostatistician Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education
North Carolina State University ·
2004
Ph.D.
Cornell University ·
2001
M.S.
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia) ·
1999
M.S.