Orthopaedic Surgery Department Updates
- Louis DeFrate, PhD, and Gurpreet Baht, PhD’s, recent RO1 submissions did well. We should soon learn about NIH award status. Dr. DeFrate is extensively studying the motion of joints. Dr. Baht is focused on ACL injuries, fracture care, and drug therapies.
- Congratulations! U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke Ortho Peds No. 23 – 40 spaces higher than the 2022 ranking. This celebrates how the community views Duke for pediatric care.
- Reminder: it’s ‘medical student season.’ Faculty should connect with medical students and conduct the evaluation process at the conclusion.
- Our recent Culture Pulse survey highlighted three areas to improve department-wide: communication, community, complicated bureaucracy, and policies. We are focused on solutions, so I encourage you to participate in various upcoming community-building opportunities.
- July 21: Department Social Drop-In – Join your colleagues for light fare, beverages, and conversation, 3-5 p.m., IPE, 311 Trent Drive.
- Aug. 13: You and your family are invited to celebrate the start of the new academic year with food, fun, and a Durham Bulls baseball game! 4:00 – 9:00 p.m., Tobacco Road Sports Café, 280 S Mangum Street, Durham. Please RSVP to attend by 7/25
- Dec. 8: Bowling Night with Duke Orthopaedics, 6-9 p.m., Bowlero, Durham, NC. All are welcome!
- July 1: The PDC becomes the Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP). This is an important milestone. It will change the organization on the backend, but on the outside, nothing changes; it will give us new partnership opportunities.
- Independence Day: enjoy the time off and take a moment to remember what we are celebrating – people came together in 1776 to bravely separate from a country and become a ‘team.’ Remember: prevent injuries!
- July 5 – No Grand Rounds or Departmental Updates.
- July 19: Coonrad Visiting Professor – Charles E. Johnston, MD. Presentation topic, “Biologic Treatment for Severe Orthopaedic Conditions.” He specializes in Scoliosis and other spine disorders at the Scottish Rite for Children in Texas. The Scottish Rite for Children treats many of the world's most complex orthopaedic cases.
