Medical Resident
Emory University
I am a Research Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Emory University and an NIH StARR (R38) scholar. I earned my MD and PhD from UTHealth Houston, where my doctoral research focused on the mechanisms driving fibrosis in systemic sclerosis and resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications. My current research investigates how ultra-processed food consumption influences inflammation, body composition, and multi-omic profiles in healthy adults to identify early immunometabolic signatures of chronic disease. My long-term goal is to become a physician-scientist in rheumatology, leading a translational research program focused on nutrition, inflammation, and autoimmune disease prevention.