Professional Overview
Education History
| MPhil (Distinction): | University of Cambridge, Epidemiology (2012) |
| BS (summa cum laude): | University of Florida (2008) |
Honors and Awards
- Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (2012)
- GlaxoSmithKline Award for 1st-ranked graduating student, University of Cambridge (2012)
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Trust, University of Cambridge (2011)
- Young Investigator Award Finalist, American College of Cardiology (2013)
- Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association (2012)
- Medical Student Research Fellowship, American Heart Association (2010)
Scientific Focus
Publications
- Usefulness of the addition of beta-2-microglobulin, cystatin C and C-reactive protein to an established risk factors model to improve mortality risk prediction in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Am J Cardiol. 2013; (6): 851-6
- Walking Impairment Questionnaire Improves Mortality Risk Prediction Models in a High-Risk Cohort Independent of Peripheral Arterial Disease Status. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013
- Exercise capacity is the strongest predictor of mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg. 2013; (3): 728-33
- Low lifetime recreational activity is a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg. 2011; (2): 427-32, 432.e1-4
- SirT1 regulates adipose tissue inflammation. Diabetes. 2011; (12): 3235-45
- The threshold hypothesis: solving the equation of nurture vs nature in type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2011; (9): 2232-6
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