Start Year: 2023
Basics
Hometown
Scottsdale, AZ
Where did you attend medical school?
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Where did you complete your residency?
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Who are your mentors?
Sharla Rent and Samia Aleem
What are your research and career interests?
Currently have ongoing research projects in maternal/child emergency capacity assessment in Tanzania and neonatal hydrocortisone use trends
Research interests: Neonatal resuscitation, POCUS, Global Health, hemodynamics, PDA
Reflections on the Duke program
What were you looking for in a fellowship program?
I was looking for a well-rounded place that would not only have strong clinical training but also a close knit and supportive environment.
What are the strengths of the Duke program?
I enjoy the balance of support and autonomy. There are an abundance of resources, learning, and research opportunities.
- Lots of procedural exposure
- Fellow autonomy
- Good support
- Plenty of high-risk cases with many learning opportunities
- Research support
About Duke University and Durham
What’s your favorite part about living in Durham and the Triangle?
The restaurants!
Personal interests
What do you like to do outside of work?
Traveling, spending time with family, trying new restaurants and cooking
Honors or Awards
Thomas Bass Resident Research Award "for excellence in Pediatric Research" at Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2022
Publications or Presentations
Publications:
- Targeted modulation of the complement pathway is neuroprotective in a rat model of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - PAS Oral Poster Presentation
- Hypoglycemia and Hypernatremia in a Term Infant, Physiologic or Pathologic? (Clinical Pediatrics - Sage Journals)
- Transient Loss of Consciousness Resulting in Syncope: Review of International Clinical Practice Guidelines - European Journal of Pediatrics
- Association between Alcohol Use and Sexual Dysfunction from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality (DREAMS) - Sexual Medicine
Presentations:
- Improving short and long-term outcomes though standardized early administration of acetaminophen in a subset of very low birthweight infants with hemodynamically significant PDAs - Annual Research Day at Eastern Virginia Medical School