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Duke Orthopaedics has announced five clinical leadership appointments designed to strengthen quality and safety, clinical operations and patient access across the department.Kendall Bradley has been named associate vice chair for quality and safety. In this role, Bradley will lead efforts focused on quality, patient safety, outcomes and performance improvement across the department’s clinical sites.

The Duke Orthopaedic Surgery Foot & Ankle Division and GRAV-ET Lab (Global Research for Advanced Visualization and Enabling Technologies Lab) received two of three scientific research awards presented at the 2026 American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting in Seattle.

Duke Orthopaedics is pleased to welcome Jacob Unger, PT, DPT, who will join the department in October as practice administrator for the Apex and Cary locations.

The Duke Department of Orthopaedics is pleased to welcome two new faculty members Heather Haeberle, MD, and Steven Parry, OD.

Barbara Hooper, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Occupational Therapy Doctorate division chief, has co-authored

Sabino Zani, MD, FACS, associate professor of surgery in Duke's Division of Surgical Oncology, has been named surgeon medical director for Duke University Hospital.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of Noelle Sellars to administrative coordinator, effective July 1. In her new role, Sellars oversees the department's surgery scheduling team and surgery scheduling operations.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to welcome a new faculty member and staff colleague whose experience and expertise will support the department's missions of patient care, education and service.

Tahmeko McDonald, staff assistant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, recently graduated as a member of the inaugural class of the Administrative Professionals Affinity Group (APAG) Career Pathways Program.

Kristina Eilbacher, PA-C, MBA, MHS, AT, has been appointed administrative director of Duke Spine, effective Sept. 1.