Leadership and Administration | Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Benjamin A. Alman, MD, FRCSC

James R. Urbaniak Professor and Chair

Division Chiefs

Annunziato “Ned” Amendola, MD

Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Sports Medicine Division Chief

Michael P. Bolognesi, MD

Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Adult Reconstruction Division Chief; Co-Program Director, Adult Reconstruction Fellowships

W. Todd Cade, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Doctor of Physical Therapy Division Chief

Mark E. Easley, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Foot and Ankle Division Chief; Program Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowships

Barbara Hooper, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Occupational Therapy Doctorate Division Chief

Michael Kerzner, DPM

Clinical Faculty; Podiatry Division Chief

Robert K. Lark, MD, MS

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Pediatric Orthopaedics Division Chief; Program Director, Pediatric Fellowships

Steven A. Olson, MD

Goldner Jones Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Trauma/Hip Preservation, Division Chief; Co-Program Director, Fellowships Hip/Trauma

David S. Ruch, MD

Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Hand, Wrist, and Upper Extremity Division Chief

Christopher Shaffrey, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery; Spine Division Chief

Shyni Varghese, PhD

Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Research Division Chief; Vice Chair, Research

Julia Visgauss, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Orthopaedic Oncology Division Chief

Vice Chairs

Louis E. DeFrate, ScD

Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair, Biomechanics, Movement, and Imaging Research

Christine Goertz, PhD

Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair, Implementation of Spine Health Innovations

Adam Goode, PT, DPT, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair, Clinical Research and Epidemiology

Warren Hammert, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair, Education

William Jiranek, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair for Practice Innovation; Co-Chair, COORDS; Chair, APT

Marc J. Richard, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair of Faculty; Access Champion; Program Director, Hand Fellowships

Erica D. Taylor, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief Medical Officer of Duke Health Integrated Practice; Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedics

Alison P. Toth, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief, Duke University Health System; Executive Vice Chair Clinical, Duke Orthopaedics; Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Shyni Varghese, PhD

Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Research Division Chief; Vice Chair, Research

Program Leadership

Oke A. Anakwenze, MD, MBA

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Shoulder Section Head

Sarah Jean Barton, ThD, MS, OTR/L, BCP

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke Divinity School; Program Director, Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD

Clinical Faculty; Co-Section Head, CDHIP

Brian E. Brigman, MD, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Sarcoma Center Director

Anthony A. Catanzano, Jr, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Clinical Research - Pediatric Orthopaedic Division

Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program Lead

Chad E. Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director of Clinical Facilitation Research; Director, Duke Center of Excellence in Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Malcolm R. DeBaun, MD

Section Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma; Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jonathan F. Dickens, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowships

Melissa Erickson, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Medical Director, Duke University Hospital Perioperative Services and Combined Complex Spine Fellowship, Co-Director

William C. Eward, MD, DVM

Frank H. Bassett III, MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Residency Program

Tiffany Hilton, PT, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Program Director and Director of Professional Education

Jonathan Kaplan, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Foot and Ankle Associate Division Chief

Brian Lau, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Associate Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowships

Brian D. Lewis, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Section Head, Hip Preservation; Co-Program Director, Hip Fellowships

Joe T. Minchew, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Site Director, Duke Regional Hospital; Co-Section Head, CDHIP

Peter Passias, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Associate Chief, Spine Division; Co-Medical Director, Spine Research Program; Co-Chair, Spine Protocol Review Committee