Benjamin Aaron Alman

Benjamin Aaron Alman

James R. Urbaniak, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Appointments and Affiliations

  • James R. Urbaniak, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Professor in Neurosurgery
  • Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
  • Professor in the Department of Pathology
  • Professor in Cell Biology
  • Professor in Pediatrics
  • Co-Director of the Duke Regeneration Center
  • Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Contact Information

  • Email Address: ben.alman@duke.edu

Education

  • M.D. Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 1986

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • New Investigator Recognition Award Winners. Orthopaedic Research Society. 1992

Courses Taught

  • PATHOL 793: Research Independent Study
  • ORTHO 433C: Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • ORTHO 429C: Sub-Internship in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • ORTHO 421C: Fractures/Musculoskeletal Trauma
  • ORTHO 222C: Orthopaedic Surgery Experience

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Tsang, B; Aakef, M; Nourmohammad, A; McKinney, JR; Modares, M; Levine, M; Alman, B; Moody, AR; Doria, AS, Evaluating the Outcomes and Trainee Performance of a Canadian Medical Imaging Clinician Investigator Program., Can Assoc Radiol J, vol 75 no. 1 (2024), pp. 28-37 [10.1177/08465371231181484] [abs].
  • Catanzano, AA; Hutyra, C; Risoli, TJ; Green, CL; Mather, RC; Alman, B, Cast or Nail? Using a Preference-Based Tool for Shared Decision-Making in Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture Treatment., J Pediatr Orthop, vol 43 no. 8 (2023), pp. 498-504 [10.1097/BPO.0000000000002463] [abs].
  • Pathmanapan, S; Poon, R; De Renshaw, TB; Nadesan, P; Nakagawa, M; Seesankar, GA; Ho Loe, AK; Zhang, HH; Guinovart, JJ; Duran, J; Newgard, CB; Wunder, JS; Alman, BA, Mutant IDH regulates glycogen metabolism from early cartilage development to malignant chondrosarcoma formation., Cell Rep, vol 42 no. 6 (2023) [10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112578] [abs].
  • Sessler, DI; Alman, BA; Treggiari, MM; Mont, MA, Pro-Con Debate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Industry-Sponsored Research., J Arthroplasty, vol 38 no. 6 (2023), pp. 986-991 [10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.018] [abs].
  • Sessler, DI; Alman, B; Treggiari, MM; Mont, MA, Pro-Con Debate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Industry-Sponsored Research., Anesth Analg, vol 136 no. 6 (2023), pp. 1055-1063 [10.1213/ANE.0000000000006386] [abs].