Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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2024 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Manual and Visual Assessment of Foot Type and Posture Correlate Poorly With Radiographic Assessment: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal article Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics · April 1, 2026 Background: The purpose of this study was to assess how well manual and visual assessment of foot type agree with radiographic assessment. We hypothesized that quantitative measures would have better interrater reliability than qualitative measures, and th ... Full text CitePickleball-Associated Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Shifting Achilles Repair Demographics
Journal article Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics · January 1, 2026 Background: Pickleball has emerged as the fastest-growing sport in the United States, with participation increasing nearly 1000% since 2019 and now surpassing 36 million players. Within the same period, tennis participation has risen by 33%. Pickleball’s r ... Full text CiteComparison of Postoperative Complications by Surgical Technique After Acute Midsubstance Achilles Tendon Repair.
Journal article Am J Sports Med · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Midsubtance Achilles tendon ruptures remain the most common tendon injury within the lower extremity. While the incidence continues to rise, changing immobilization protocols, surgical techniques, and surgeon preferences have evolved over the p ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A PROSPECTIVE, MULTI-CENTER STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMEDY SPECTRUM IM SPACER NAIL IN THE TREATMENT OF ANKLE-RELATED INFECTIONS
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by OsteoRemedies, LLC · 2026 - 2031Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Smith & Nephew, Inc · 2026 - 2026View All Grants
Education
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine ·
2018
M.D.