Bruce DeShazo with Malcolm DeBaun, MD, after surgeries to save his left leg
A devastating traffic accident in November of 2021 left Bruce DeShazo clinging to life. After being airlifted from Roxboro, NC, to Duke University Hospital, a lengthy hospital stay, and seven surgeries, DeShazo is fully healed and appreciative of every day. “I’m a Carolina fan, but I love Duke. Duke saved my life,” he said.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Ortho Trauma surgeon Malcolm DeBaun, MD, collaborated with his colleague, Geoffroy Sisk, MD, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Duke Health, and a local company that creates individualized 3D-printed orthopaedic implants. “We needed a new solution for his problem because it was very complex,” said Dr. DeBaun. Together, they found it.