Research Projects & Grants

  • Evaluation of utilization of computed tomography angiography of the neck in pediatric trauma, Role: Investigator, (08/2025) Status: Approved
  • Not "just an appy": understanding the rates of appendiceal carcinoma and unusual pathologies in the setting of appendicitis, Role: Investigator, (08/2025) Status: Approved

College/University

  • Antibiotic safety in infants with complicated intra-abdominal infections (SCAMP Trial), Role: Investigator, Duke University, (01/2018 - 01/2019) Status: Completed

Internal

  • Gastric perforation in neonates, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2023) Status: Completed
  • Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomies in children, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (03/2023) Status: Approved
  • Review of Robotic Surgery Cases in Pediatric patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2022) Status: Approved
  • Comparing open thoracotomy versus video-assisted thoracoscopy for the management of congenital pulmonary airway malformations; a twenty-year retrospective review, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2021) Status: Approved
  • Metabolomic and histological characterization of Necrotizing Enterocolitis of the newborn, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (02/2021) Status: Approved
  • Management of complicated appendicitis in the pediatric patient with bowel obstruction, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (09/2018 - 09/2019) Status: Completed
  • A multicenter study comparing children with GERD undergoing single vs. multiple laparoscopic fundoplications, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (11/2013 - 11/2014) Status: Completed
  • The role of systemic illness on pain thresholds in children undergoing appendectomy, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (07/2012) Status: Completed
  • Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (09/2011) Status: Completed
  • Patterns of Portable Inflatable Amusement Device (PIAD) Related Injury Seen at a Level One Trauma Center, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2024) Status: Approved
  • Off-roading vehicle use and pediatrics: Injuries and Outcomes, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Evaluation of limited English proficiency in pediatric surgical patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Analysis of Social Determinants of Health in the Pediatric Surgery Population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Answering the Call for Surgeon Response to NAT: A Retrospective Review, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Traumatic Amputations in Children: A Costly Epidemic, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Evaluating Substance Use in Pediatric Trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Time to Operating Room and Outcomes in Ovarian Torsion Cases in a Tertiary Care Center: a retrospective study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2025) Status: Approved
  • Investigating Neural Elements in Wilms Tumor: A Call for Preoperative Practice Change?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (03/2026) Status: Approved
  • Outcomes of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (03/2026) Status: Approved
  • Management of Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis with Abscess: to Operate or Not?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (02/2026) Status: Approved
  • Investigating the reasons for same day or previous day surgical cancellations in outpatient Pediatric Surgery, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2025) Status: Approved
  • Pediatric Traumatic Thoracic Injuries and Computed Tomography Utilization, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Analysis of Proper Child Vehicle Restraints in Urban Versus Rural Population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Analysis of the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Surgical Care for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Trials and Tribulations: A Single-Center, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Bronchogenic Cyst Case Series, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2025) Status: Approved