About
My clinical interests include endovascular infections, viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). I am also interested in caring for infectious diseases in persons with substance use disorders. My research is broadly focused on the intersection of infectious diseases and substance use disorders. I utilize large datasets to study invasive infections such as infective endocarditis and bone, joint and spine infections affecting people who inject drugs, in both North Carolina and the US. My work aims to describe the incidence of such infections and characterize patient outcomes. Therefore, my work also focuses on improving the care of patients hospitalized with severe infections...