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 Cell Biology
  • Professor in Pediatrics
  • Professor in the Department of Pathology
  • Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
  • Professor in Neurosurgery
  • Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
  • Co-Director of the Duke Regeneration Center

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

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

In the News

Representative Publications

  • 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].
  • 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 (2023) [10.1177/08465371231181484] [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].
  • 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].
  • Bartholf DeWitt, S; Hoskinson Plumlee, S; Brighton, HE; Sivaraj, D; Martz, EJ; Zand, M; Kumar, V; Sheth, MU; Floyd, W; Spruance, JV; Hawkey, N; Varghese, S; Ruan, J; Kirsch, DG; Somarelli, JA; Alman, B; Eward, WC, Loss of ATRX promotes aggressive features of osteosarcoma with increased NF-κB signaling and integrin binding., Jci Insight, vol 7 no. 17 (2022) [10.1172/jci.insight.151583] [abs].