Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
As Interim Chair of the Duke Department of Anesthesiology, I lead a community distinguished by bold science, precise medicine, and an unwavering commitment to people. Ranked among the nation’s top departments in NIH funding and home to a top-five residency program, Duke Anesthesiology advances discovery that transforms care and improves lives. Signature innovations in perioperative optimization have transformed surgical care, safely moving complex procedures to ambulatory platforms and improving outcomes. As Director of Pain Management Strategy and Opioid Surveillance for Duke Health, I lead systemwide initiatives that integrate clinical innovation, policy, and population health to strengthen perioperative and chronic pain care, inform health policy, and reduce opioid-related harm. Through the Pain Relief and Opioid Mitigation Innovation Science (PROMIS) Laboratory at Duke University, I direct multidisciplinary efforts to optimize pain management through data-driven models that promote safer prescribing, advance non-pharmacologic approaches such as green light–based analgesia, and improve quality of life across diverse patient populations. My purpose is to advance healthcare through innovation, collaboration, and value-driven systems of care that improve outcomes and elevate human experience.