News Archive

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.

On April 8–9, The Adult Reconstruction division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University Medical Center hosted the 12th Annual Emily Berend Adult Reconstruction Symposium (EBARS). This event provides attendees with a comprehensive course on the hip and knee. With more than 55 presentations and 95+ attendees, EBARS 2022 was a great success! Thank you all of our presenters!  

Please join in welcoming Dr. Warren Hammert to the Hand Division Hammert. Dr. Hammert started last week and has hit the ground running!

We are excited to welcome Rebecca Wadlinger, DO, to our Sports Division. Dr. Wadlinger comes to Duke most recently from Penn State University where she has been working as a team physician for several of their athletics teams as well as helping to teach the family medicine residents and sports medicine fellow. At Penn State, she has taught didactic courses as well as serving as served in the Physician Specialty CareConnect Optimization Project 

OTD faculty and students presented at AOTA's annual meeting last week.  Congratulations to Tomeico Faison, OTD, on receiving the Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Occupational Therapy!  Congratulations to the following students who did an outstanding job representing Duke OTD at AOTA:

The 17th Annual Duke DPT 5K was held on Duke’s East Campus on Sunday, March 20. Thanks to the 135+ participants and generous donors, over $3,000 was raised for the VCU-Marquette Challenge for physical therapy research. A special shout-out to the #dukedpt2023 5K Committee: Charlotte Selters, Ellie Bradach, Lily Scott, and Alex Lallier.

2002 Departmental Research Day and Symposium J. Leonard Goldner Visiting Professorship Tuesday, April 26, 2022 • 8:30 am–5:00 pm Lecture Hall • Interprofessional Building, 311 Trent Drive, Durham 8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcome, Benjamin A. Alman, MD William C. Eward, DVM, MD | MODERATOR

Please join us in welcoming the Class of 2022 to the Duke Orthopaedic family! Congratulations to: Megan Badejo, MD Rafeal Baker, Jr., MD Anna Bryniarski, MD Grant Cabell, MD Ethan Cottrill, MD, PhD Eoghan Hurley, MD, PhD Alex Meyer, MD Jacob “Jake” Torrey, MD