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Douglas George Orndorff

Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
3000 Rogers Road, Suite 330, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2024 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Associate Professor of Orthopaedics 2024-Present
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery 2024-Present
Spine Research Protocol Committee member 2024-Present

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Member, Peer Review Committee · 2012 - 2015 Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango, CO
Surgery Chairman · 2014 - 2023 Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango, CO
Chief of Staff · 2019 - 2022 Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango, CO
President Emeritus · 2022 - 2023 Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango, CO
President · 2020 - 2022 Spine Colorado, Durango, CO
Vice President · 2022 - 2023 Spine Colorado, Durango, CO
Committee Memberships: Education, Patient Education, Exhibits, Nominations, Instructional Course Lecture · 2014 - Present Cervical Spine Research Society
Committee Memberships: Social Media, Research, Membership, Education · 2014 - Present Lumbar Spine Research Society
Member · 2008 - Present North American Spine Society
AAOS Fellowship Member · 2003 - Present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
President Emeritus · 1999 - Present University of Colorado School of Medicine Surgical Society
Member, Surgery and Trauma Committee · 2012 - 2015 Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango, CO