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There are more than 20,000 practicing orthopedic surgeons in the United States. Orthopaedic surgery has been cited as being one of the least diverse specialties. Despite over 50% of medical students being female, only 15% of orthopaedic surgery residents are female, and less than 6% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are female. Discussions and actions needed to address this issue can be challenging. Duke Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr. Melissa Erickson is doing her part to help.

There are more than 20,000 practicing orthopedic surgeons in the United States. Orthopaedic surgery has been cited as being one of the least diverse specialties. Despite over 50% of medical students being female, only 15% of orthopaedic surgery residents are female, and less than 6% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are female. Discussions and actions needed to address this issue can be challenging. Duke Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr. Melissa Erickson is doing her part to help.  

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.

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 

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!