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Melissa Maria Erickson

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Box 3077, Durham, NC 27710
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Box 3077, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours 8:00 AM-5:00 PM  

Selected Grants


Feasibility Pilot Trial of Mindfulness in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery (M-PASS) Using a Mobile Health Application

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

Community-Based Approach to Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care for Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society · 2023 - 2025

Exercise-induced recovery of intervertebral disc health

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2022

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Globus Medical, Inc · 2018 - 2018

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NuVasive, Inc. · 2018 - 2018

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novus Technologies Inc · 2017 - 2017

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DePuy Synthes Companies · 2016 - 2016

Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novus Technologies Inc · 2015 - 2015

External Relationships


  • Depuy Synthes
  • Globus Medical
  • Medtronic
  • Restore3D

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