Welcome to Duke Orthopaedic Surgery

Our vision and mission are to develop tomorrow's leaders in orthopaedics and rehabilitation research, education, and patient care.

REACHING OUT–to put the patient and their family at the center of all we do to provide the highest quality care
STEPPING UP–to serve and lead our local and global communities with integrity and compassion
MOVING FORWARD–to promote and develop excellence in education
CLIMBING HIGHER–to inspire through innovations in basic science, clinical, and translational research

Chair’s Corner

This week marks Perioperative Nurses Week, an annual celebration of the nurses who help our patients through operations and their commitment to safe patient care. 

The date, November 11, 1918, marked the end of the First World War (within the 11th hour of the day of the 11th month). The day was initially celebrated as  Armistice Day and became Veterans Day in the 1950s when it was expanded to honor veterans of all wars. We continue to celebrate Veterans Day

  • Anna Miller, MD, gave a grand rounds presentation about birds and the natural world - and its relationship to what we encounter as physicians in multiple aspects of our lives. In a related occurrence, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) recently annou

Please join me in congratulating our colleague Steven Z.

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