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Robert Lark

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
DUMC Box 2809, 3000 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710
209 Lenox Baker Children's Hospital, Durham, NC 27705
Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30  

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2022 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Pediatrics · 2022 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published June 8, 2022
Duke Helps Dancer Get Back Her Dancing Shoes
Published April 15, 2016
Low-dose X-rays curb radiation risks for scoliosis patients
Published January 22, 2016
Spinal implant improves quality of life for little girl with early onset scoliosis

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Recent Publications


Reanalysis of RNA sequencing data ends diagnostic odyssey and expands the phenotypic spectrum of congenital titinopathy.

Journal Article Am J Med Genet A · November 2024 Although next-generation sequencing has enabled diagnoses for many patients with Mendelian disorders, the majority remain undiagnosed. Here, we present a sibling pair who were clinically diagnosed with Escobar syndrome, however targeted gene testing was ne ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current Concepts in the Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis

Journal Article Journal of Clinical Medicine · August 1, 2024 Despite many surgical advances in the treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) over the past two decades, this condition remains a challenge to address. While otherwise healthy children can have EOS, many of these patients have complicated comorbidities ma ... Full text Cite

Predicting 3D forearm fracture angle from biplanar Xray images with rotational bone pose estimation

Conference Proceedings of Machine Learning Research · January 1, 2024 Two-dimensional X-ray images, while widely used, have limitations to reflect 3D information of the imaged objects. Several studies have tried to recover such information from multiple X-ray images of the same object. Still, those approaches often fail due ... Cite
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Recent Grants


IMPACCT: Infrastructure for Musculoskeletal Pediatric Acute Care Clinical Trials - FR

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · 2022 - 2024

Return to Function following Fusion of the Spine

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation · 2019 - 2023

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Misonix, Inc. · 2017 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2004 M.D.