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Corey B. Simon

Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy
PO Box 104002 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
311 Trent Drive, Box 104002, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Stress Reactivity and Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Influences on Disability (ReLOAD)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2022 - 2027

Pain and Motor Learning in Older Adults

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Delaware · 2022 - 2027

Federated Evaluation of Data to Enhance Pain Research among Adults in Later Life (FEDERAL)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University · 2025 - 2026

Improving Veteran Access To Integrated Management of Chronic Back Pain (AIM Back)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2026

Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: The Role of Co-existing Hip Impairments

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Delaware · 2018 - 2023

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Scholar's Award · June 2022 - July 2023 Awarded by: Duke Center for Geriatric Surgery · $20,000.00 Pilot Study of an Innovative Model to Provide Evidence-Based Multimodal Management of Neck and Back Pain in Older Adults in the Emergency Department (Multi-OED).
Ignitor Grant · September 2020 - September 2022 Awarded by: Duke Physical Therapy Division · $19,000.00 Low Back Pain Related Influences on Mobility and Disability after Emergent Care (LIME)
Research Scholar's Program · October 2019 - September 2020 Awarded by: Duke Musculoskeletal Research Team, Duke Clinical Research Institute · $20,000.00 Classification of Post-Operative Surgical Recovery among Older Adults with Low Back Pain Using Biopsychosocial Predictors
Research Career Development Award · July 2018 - June 2020 Awarded by: Duke Pepper Center (5P30AG028716) · $40,000.00 Physical Resilience to Pain with Activity Influences among Seniors (PRAISE)
Research Scholar's Program · October 2017 - September 2018 Awarded by: Duke Musculoskeletal Research Team, Duke Clinical Research Institute · $20,000.00 Downstream Opioid Prescription and Health Status for Patients with Low Back Pain Managed in the Emergency Department
TL1 Training Grant · August 2012 - August 2014 Awarded by: University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TL1TR000066)

External Relationships


  • National Institute of Health
  • Writing collaboration with faculty at Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

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