Basics

Hometown
Alpharetta, GA

Undergrad
Northwestern University

Medical School
Emory

What are your career goals?
I hope to help alleviate the physical and emotional suffering of people who have serious mental illness and co-morbid medical diseases through my clinical practice. I am also interested in the effects of climate change on physical and mental health and would like to do research and advocacy work in this space.

Reflections on the Duke Program

What are the strengths of the Duke Program?
The people, the place, the 24-hr Starbucks in Duke University Hospital.

What are your observations about the relationships between faculty and house staff?
The faculty here genuinely care about us as whole people which makes doing the hard work of residency so much less stressful and more fun. Faculty want us to develop into the best physicians we can be and are dedicated to teaching, mentoring and building connections.

About Life in Durham

What is the best thing about living in Durham and the Triangle?
The nature, relaxed pace of life and traffic-free commutes.

What are your interests outside of medicine?
Scuba diving, yoga, running, tennis, pickle ball, embroidery, kombucha brewing, vegan cooking, meditation, backpacking (most recently to Malaysian Borneo and Thailand).