Program: 

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Start Year: 

2026

Why did you choose Duke for your fellowship training?

Duke Fertility is a kind, passionate, and driven group of clinicians, scientists, nurses, therapists, and patient advocates. Moreover, the Duke OBGYN department is a collegial community with great collaborations, both clinical and scholarly, between disparate divisions (REI, MFM, Generalist, ONC, Urogyn, Family Planning). The ethos of Duke resonates with my own: to uphold excellence in clinical service, community access, and the highest goals for academic scholarship and teaching. Moreover, my co-fellows, and the entire Duke Fertility Center staff are incredibly warm and welcoming. I have found my work-home.

What excites you about the fellowship program at Duke Obstetrics & Gynecology?

As a MD/PhD, Duke has excellent mentors for me as a reproductive endocrinologist, as a clinician-scientist, as a well-rounded OBGYN, and as a surgeon. I am super excited to be trained by the attendings at Duke Fertility, and work towards my own interest areas on reproductive endocrinology, reproductive surgery, and translational sciences. The progression of a clinical-focused first year, research focused second year, and mixed "choose your own adventure" third year is exactly the balance of structure and independence I was searching for to train my skills and advance my clinical and scientific interest.

What are your career goals?

Currently, I am excited to develop my skills and expertise as a reproductive endocrinologist and surgeon. I am particularly interested in caring for patients with complex benign gynecologic diseases, and cancer or therapy-associated fertility preservation. I likely envision an academic career as a physician/surgeon-scientist, and also dream of taking scientific discoveries/inventions from the lab through pilot investigations in the clinical arena.

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Education & Training

Undergraduate school & graduation year:
University of Rhode Island, 2011

Graduate school & graduation year:
Northwestern University, 2020

Medical school & graduation year:
Northwestern University, 2022

Residency & graduation year:
Duke University, 2026

Awards and Honors

Publications

Presentations

Research Interests

 My scientific background includes bioengineering ex vivo models to simulate oncofertility fertility preservation techniques, as well as surgical animal models for exploring abnormal uterine healing and early placentation (ie. uterine scarring and placenta accreta spectrum). I hope to continue to explore my interests in combining bioengineering approaches for exploring basic science questions relevant and important to key obstacles for patient care.