The 2023 American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting Highlights
Duke Orthopaedics was well represented at AAOS 2023, held March 7–11 in Las Vegas. Here are some highlights.
James R. Urbaniak, MD Receives the 2023 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Lifetime Service Award
OREF presented a lifetime service award to James R. Urbaniak, MD, for his dedication to their mission to advance innovative research and improve musculoskeletal health.
March 22: George S.E. Aitken, MD, Visiting Professor – L. Andrew Koman, MD
Join us to hear from Dr. Koman, Chair of Orthopaedics at Wake Forest Baptist Health, who will speak at Grand Rounds at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 22 in the IPE Building.
Elizabeth Scott, MD, Selected for 2023 ISHA Traveling Fellowship
The International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) fellowship will involve visits to three hip preservation surgeons worldwide over the next seven months.
WRAL Interviews Brian C. Lau, MD
Brian C. Lau, MD, was featured on WRAL discussing the bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR) surgery.
Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, Named Second Vice President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
LAS VEGAS (March 9, 2023)—North Carolina orthopaedic surgeon Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, division chief for sports medicine at Duke University, was named second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors.
Brett Rocos, MD, Joins Spine Surgery Division
Brett Rocos, MD, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, earned his BSc in Physiology from the University of Bristol and later graduated with his MD.
Research Highlights the Effectiveness of Multidomain Rehab for Heart Patients
Amy M. Pastva, PT, MA, PhD, and colleagues in the National Institute of Aging-funded multisite trial REHAB-HF published “Frailty and Effects of a Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention Among Older Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.”
Warren Lattimore, OTD Educator and Lead Mentor to Graduate Teaching Assistants, Selected as Duke Young Trustee Finalist
Warren Lattimore has served on Duke's Racial Equity Advisory Council and is a course director and graduate teaching assistant director in Duke’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program.
Christine Goertz, PhD, and Trevor Lentz, PT, PhD, MPH, Receive NIH Grant for the Mindfulness and Acupuncture Project
Dr. Goertz and Dr. Lentz received a notice of award for their Feasibility Trial of a Novel Integrated Mindfulness and Acupuncture Program to Improve Outcomes after Spine Surgery (I-MASS) project.