Overview
As chief of the adult reconstruction service, the majority of my research effort has been directed toward clinical outcomes, implant survivorship, functional recovery, the biology of hip and knee arthritis and cost effectiveness.
Office Hours
Duke Orthopaedic Office Hours- 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday
Duke Orthopaedic Urgent Care at Arringdon Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm. Saturday and Sunday 1:oopm-8:00pm
Duke Orthopaedic Urgent Care at Arringdon Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm. Saturday and Sunday 1:oopm-8:00pm
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2023 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2015 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
The Contemporary "In-Basket": An Explosion of Unchecked Administrative Expectations.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Patients are frequently encouraged to send messages to providers 'in-baskets" electronically in the medical record. In recent years, medicine has seen a dramatic expansion in the quantity of messages, requiring major administrative time, which ... Full text Link to item CiteComparing Survivorship of Symmetric Versus Asymmetric Tibial Augments in Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · November 2025 BACKGROUND: This study evaluated radiolucency in patients who underwent aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty using either symmetric or asymmetric modular tibial augments and compared 5-year all-cause and nonseptic revision-free survivorship between gro ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of Obesity on Daily Activity Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · October 31, 2025 BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major risk factor for knee osteoarthritis, frequently requiring total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although TKA improves mobility and reduces pain, obesity's influence on postoperative activity and gait metrics remains unclear. This st ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1998
M.D.