Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery strongly emphasizes research excellence, focused on generating and implementing new knowledge to improve rehabilitation and musculoskeletal care for people worldwide.
Our researchers include:
- Faculty who are primarily focused on research;
- Practicing clinicians who also engage in research;
- Faculty from our Doctor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate programs;
- and, scores of trainees
This cutting-edge research spans from fundamental biology to population-based investigations. Many of our researchers have relationships with Duke University’s basic science departments and research institutes through joint or secondary appointments, facilitating links to the wealth of high-quality researchers and core facilities throughout Duke’s campus.
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Our research is broadly grouped into two areas:
Discovery and Translational Science
Clinical, Epidemiology, and Implementation
| Ned Amendola, MD | Kenzie Johnston, MD |
| Oke Anakwenze, MD | Flavia Penteado Kapos, PhD |
| Antoine Bailliard, PhD | Tally Lassiter, MD |
| Blake Boggess, DO | Brian Lau, MD |
| Jeff Bytomski, DO | Trevor Lentz, PhD |
| Kendall Bradley, MD | Tim Lindsay, PhD (The K-Lab) |
| Brian Brigman, MD | Cesar De Cesar Netto, MD |
| Anthony Catanzano, MD | Amy Pastva, PhD |
| Anthony Ceraulo, MD | Christian Pean, MD |
| Chad Cook, PhD | Laura Pietrosimone, PhD |
| Emily D'Agostino, PhD | Emily Reinke, PhD |
| Jon Dickens, MD | William Richardson, MD |
| Luting Eckensweiler, MD | Brett Rocos, MD |
| Jody Feld, PhD | Corey Simon, PhD |
| Steve George, PhD | Chris Shaffrey, MD |
| Christine Goertz, PhD | Harry Stafford, MD |
| Adam Goode, PhD | Dean Taylor, MD |
| Maggie Horn, PhD | Alison Toth, MD |
| William Jiranek, MD | Rebecca Wadlinger, MD |
| Josh Johnson, PhD | Jocelyn Wittstein, MD |
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Message from our Research Leadership
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is working to grow our research programs and to collaborate with existing and developing programs throughout Duke University’s research community. We actively support the development of work that crosses shared interests among the research and clinical faculty. We host a series of seminars in specialty areas of research that support groups within critical areas of musculoskeletal research. Our clinical research unit facilitates research among our patients and links to the Duke Clinical Research Institute to support multisite clinical projects.
Our department hosts core facilities for essential work, including mechanical testing, histology, and radiographic analysis of musculoskeletal tissues, and the K-Lab, which focuses on motion analysis.
Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, Director of Clinical Research Facilitation
Adam Goode, PT, DPT, PhD, Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Epidemiology, and the Director of the Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Research Center
Matthew Hilton, PhD, Associate Chair of Research
Sean Ryan, MD, Clinical Research Unit Director
Shyni Varghese, PhD, Division Chief, Research Division; Vice Chair of Research