News Archive

Please join me in welcoming Megan Goldsby to our team as the new administrative assistant in the chair’s suite. Megan started last week and will be supporting Ben Alman and Dara Purvis as Kim Egler is retiring in mid-September.​
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Duke Orthopaedic Surgery is again ranked 6th in Doximity’s national ranking of orthopaedic residencies–an outstanding testament to the excellence of our residents, faculty, staff, and alumni. We’re proud of our team and appreciate the hard work they do to make our program strong! Congratulations to all on this great news!
 

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery invites you to attend our annual State of the Department to celebrate the many accomplishments over the past year and to learn about plans for our department, recognizing we are Stronger Together.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022
6:30 am – 8:30 am in the Lecture Hall in the IPE Building at 311 Trent Drive or on Zoom here:

https://duke.zoom.us/j/91351797679?pwd=d1FUMzZKai9FUGdaQmFESlVoczhiZz09

The Holly Springs Salamanders hosted an event to raise money to Strike Out Sarcoma on Friday, July 22 and to raise awareness about the 14th Annual Strikeout for Sarcoma 5k Run/Walk is Sunday, October 23rd, 2022! ​It was a great event!​

 

Dr. Blake Boggess, DO, FAOASM, FAMSSM, FAAFP recently became the President of American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM). Over his two decades of membership in the academy, Dr. Boggess has been the Conference Chair, Lecturer, Moderator, Mentor, Program Chair, and Webinar Director and has directed ultrasound cadaver courses in many conference centers for the annual AOASM conference in various cities around the United States. He follows in the footsteps of Duke Head Medical Team Physician, Dr.

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.

Welcome to the incoming fellows for 2022–2023.

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.