I am a practicing orthopaedic upper extremity surgeon at Duke University. I achieved my degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia and obtained my medical degree from the Duke School of Medicine. I completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. In 2013, I joined the Duke School of Medicine faculty. I received my Masters of Business Administration from the Duke Fuqua School of Business in 2020. Later, I earned a faculty appointment of Executive in Residence at the Duke Fuqua School of Business, lecturing on the intricacies of strategic diversity leadership in health care.

As a proud member of the Duke University Community, I am heavily committed to various aspects of leadership, including extensive engagement in surgical governance, spending 7 years as the Duke Raleigh Hospital Chief of Orthopaedics. In addition, I serve as the Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Department of Orthopaedics.

I was appointed as the first Duke Health Chief Medical Officer for Health Equity for the Clinician Practice in 2020. In this senior leadership role, I work alongside colleagues and institutional leaders to develop thoughtful strategy and best practices for the implementation of health equity across clinical environments and specialties. I also served on national for-profit and non-profit boards, including spending 7 years on the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society Board, and was named one of 2022’s Top Diversity Officers in Healthcare.

In 2020, I founded the Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium, a pioneering organization whose mission is to elevate the necessary components of inclusive leadership in healthcare through network and strategy development. In 2024, ODLC was selected as an Equity Transformation Partner for the American Hospital Association, a coveted designation awarded to select organizations that have proven contributions as a vetted and validated resource to advance health equity for the nation’s hospitals and health systems.

With a proven track record, I bring a lifetime of experience and passion to being a leader for change. I believe that the achievement of shared goals must be sustained through creative thinking, unified efforts, and sincere commitment. As a wife and mother of four amazing children, my family and my faith are the cornerstones that bring me the energy and unwavering spirit of love to do this work.