News Archive

James DeOrio, MD, recently returned from Kenya, Africa, where he was selected to attend CURES Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya on a humanitarian mission at the hospital for American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS).

Duke OTD faculty member Emily D’Agostino was awarded an NIH U01 grant for 1.1M. The project, You & Me Healthy Toolkit, will evaluate a community engagement toolkit for a rapid-deployment test-and-treat protocol implemented through two communities in Merced County, CA and Pitt County, NC. The systematic and scalable community-engaged test-and-treat protocol provides rapid access to self-testing, “next steps” guidance, and local resources to facilitate treatment in underserved populations.

Congratulations to Oke A. Anakwenze, MD on being named as a member of the of the ASES Neer Circle. The mission of the ASES Neer Circle is to recognize service and leadership, strategically support the Society, and advance the practice of shoulder and elbow surgery through consensus. 

Duke OTD student Lunar Singsomphone ('24) presented at the American Congress for Rehabilitation Medicine’s Annual International Conference in Chicago.  Lunar delivered “An International Discussion about Spatial Neglect: A Call for Action.” OTD faculty member Dr. Kimberly Hreha also attended the conference and presented during the discussion about spatial neglect.

According to a study led by Duke Health researchers, post-menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy had a lower risk of developing a painful shoulder condition known as adhesive capsulitis than women who did not receive estrogen. The study – a collaboration between Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein and Obstetrics & Gynecology – was presented on Oct. 12 at the meeting of the North American Menopause Society meeting in Atlanta. 

At their annual meeting in September, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD PhD, was voted into the Hip Society, an academic by-invitation-only membership org of internationally recognized thought-leaders, innovators, mentors, researchers, and educators. Congratulations! With this accomplishment, the Division of Adult Reconstruction continues to be at the forefront of arthroplasty with members in both Hip and Knee Society (Drs. Bolognesi, Jiranek, Lachiewicz, Seyler), Hip Society (Kelley, Wellman), and Musculoskeletal Infection Society (Jiranek, Seyler).

Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD | Hand Division

Corey Simon is the recipient of The Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76); a collaboration between The National Institute on Aging (NIA), the American Federation for Aging Research, and the John A. Hartford Foundation.

Congratulations to Trevor Lentz on receiving NIAMS funding for an R21 through a HEAL initiative call. The project is a collaboration with ATI Physical Therapy to evaluate predictors of health care use and outcomes following early access to PT for musculoskeletal pain.

The National Institute of Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded $30 million over five years to support research to test a novel physical rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.