Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2023 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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2019 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2020 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
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2021 - Present
Duke Regeneration Center,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
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2025 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Scholarly Works
The influence of walking speed on the mechanoresponsiveness of biomarkers.
Journal article Connect Tissue Res · September 2026 PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to examine short-term biomarker responses to walking at three different speeds in healthy individuals. METHODS: Healthy participants completed three study visits. At each visit, participants rested supine for 45 minutes, ... Full text Link to item CiteThe application of transfer learning to T1ρ MRI tibiofemoral cartilage segmentation.
Journal article J Biomech · January 2026 Proteoglycans are critical to the ability of cartilage to withstand loading, and their concentration can be probed in vivo through measurement of T1ρ MRI relaxation times. Machine learning models have demonstrated the potential to replace manual segmentati ... Full text Link to item CiteA deep learning-based approach for measuring patellar cartilage deformations from knee MR images.
Journal article J Biomech · November 2025 While knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in the United States, OA within the patellofemoral joint is understudied compared to the tibiofemoral joint. Mechanical alterations to cartilage may be among the first changes indicative of ea ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Mechanical Biomarkers of Chronic Low Back Pain
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Obesity, cartilage mechanics, and joint health
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031In vivo ACL mechanics and risk factors for injury
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2024 - 2030View All Grants
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
2005
Sc.D.