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Sunny skies and light breezes carried the spirit and celebration of hope for the research fundraising efforts supporting the Duke Sarcoma Center team at their first annual golf outing and silent auction fundraiser on May 22 at the 12 Oaks Golf Club in Holly Springs.  

More than 80 golfers comprising current sarcoma patients, survivors, and their family members, the dedicated physical therapists, nurses, surgeons, oncologists, administrators, and nurses enjoyed playing 18 holes, supporting a silent auction, sharing a meal, and stories of hope and survival.  

The Duke Sports Medicine team will provide medical support at The Soccer Tournament (TST), June 1-4. The event brings together 32 teams comprised of former pros and top college soccer alumni from around the world competing for $1 million in a 7v7 World Cup-style tournament, featuring:

Kimberly Hreha, EdD, OTR/L, assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Division, and senior fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, has been awarded a K01 grant from the National Institutes of Health and specifically the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. 

Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, joined the Division of Foot and Ankle on May 8, 2023.

His medical school, orthopaedic residency, and first orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship were completed at the University of Sao Paulo (USP).

The OTD 2024 class was commissioned into service as fieldwork and capstone students. 
 
Thirty-eight OTD 2024 students were joined by family, friends, faculty, and staff at the Grand Hall of the Trent Semans Center. Students will spend the next year completing two 12-week fieldwork assignments and 14 weeks executing capstone projects. 

This spring, three Duke Orthopaedic Surgery faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships.

The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) has granted the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Pre-Accreditation status.

ACOTE identified the following strengths: innovative subject-centered integrative curriculum, holistic admissions, diverse student cohorts, staffing, authentic assessment and learning experiences, supportive institution, student leadership, faculty scholarship, and the faculty’s engagement in developing and accessing our curriculum.

Being inclusive. Holding people accountable. Being courageous yet vulnerable. Recognizing the talents of every team member. Cultivating ownership.

These are just some of the answers that "Better Together" Symposium speakers shared to answer the big question about how to build the best team.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery hosts a yearly research day where Faculty and Chief Residents highlight their research through a podium presentation.

Postdoctoral research fellows/associates, undergraduate research students, medical/DPT/OTD or graduate research students, and residents/fellows present posters and research papers for an award and monetary gift. Recipients are selected based on the overall evaluation of their research project.

Congratulations to our 2023 recipients:

Learn more about the surgical team, led by Oke A. Anakwenze, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, a surgeon and head of Duke’s shoulder section that performed a flipped bipolar pectoralis transfer, which required assistance from a plastic surgeon experienced in soft tissue repair.