News Archive

True baseball fans can't help but see comparisons of hallowed baseball metrics to standards in their own work environments. For a baseball fan who is a physical therapist, even something as seemingly dissimilar as research has selected accomplishments that mirror those of baseball statistics.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery hosted the 2022 Chief Residents' Dinner and Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, June 25, 2021, at the Angus Barn Pavilion.

Congratulations to Duke OTD student, Belden Long, on winning the AOTA Inventors Showcase (think Shark Tank!) with her company justb! 

91 students made the transition from the classroom to their clinical experiences on Thursday, June 9, 2022, as members of the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2023 donned their white coats at the DPT White Coat ceremony.

During Steven Z. George’s introduction as the 2022 Branch Lecturer, it was shared that Dr. George had recently received the 2022 Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Congratulations, Dr. George, on this outstanding recognition.

Congratulations to the DPT Class of 2022! New grad Pia Salcedo was presented with the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Inclusive Excellence Award at graduation. Grace  Ditzenberger was the 2022 recipient of the Jan Gwyer Student Recognition Award for Academic, Clinical, and Scholarly Excellence. The Robert Bartlett Student Recognition Award for Service and Leadership Excellence was Mohammad Saad. 

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, chief of the Duke Spine Division, has received the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery for 2022. The award was presented at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held April 27-May 2, 2022 in Philadelphia.

The Cushing Award honors an AANS member for technical prowess and skill and/or innovation in the development of new procedures that have become part of the arsenal a neurosurgeon uses to treat disease or trauma.

Congratulation to Dr. Thorsten Seyler on performing the first hip using RI.HIP NAVIGATION on Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System. Learn more: http://ow.ly/zHf750IGori 

We are thankful for each and every member of our department and we appreciate the commitment and excellence you bring every day. Whether you have been at Duke one day or for more than 50 years, we are proud to have you on our team. Congratulations to the employees receiving milestone years of service recognition this year.

The Duke Cancer Institute is excited to announce the establishment of the Duke Sarcoma Center, a center of excellence for sarcoma treatment and research.