Director, Orthopaedic Residency Training Program

Department / Division:
Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery

Address:
DUMC 3956
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-613-7797, 919-684-4502, 1-800-851-5811

Office Telephone:
919-684-5334

Fax Telephone:
919-681-0634

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1973

• Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1973-1975
• Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1975-1979

Clinical Interests:
Sports medicine/athletic injuries, arthroscopic management of meniscal, articular, and ligament injuries of the knee, surgical management of arthritic conditions of the hip and knee, total joint arthroplasty, management of cervical disc disease, treatment of adolescent scoliosis

Research Interests:
Sports injuries
Knee arthroscopy
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears
Knee ligament injuries
Cartilage tears
Preparticipation Sports Examination
Simultaneous and staged total knee arthroplasty

Representative Publications:
Garberina MJ, Fitch RD, Hoffmann ED, Hardaker WT, Vail TP, Scully SP. Knee arthrodesis with circular external fixation. Clin Orthop. 2001 Jan;(382):168-78. (2001) Abstract

Crites BM, Moorman CT 3rd, Hardaker WT Jr. Spine injuries associated with falls from hunting tree stands. J South Orthop Assoc. 1998 Winter;7(4):241-5. (1998) Abstract

Spiegel, David A., Sampson, John, Richardson, William J., Friedman, Allan H., Hardaker, William T., Jr.: Metastatic melanoma to the spine: Demographics, Risk Factors, and Prognosis in 114 patients. Spine Vol. 20, Issue 19. 2141-2146, Oct. 1995 (1996)

Hardaker, WT, Jr., Cook, WA, Jr., Friedman, AH, and Fitch, RD: Bilateral transpedicular decompression and Harrington Rod stabilization in the management of severe thoracolumbar burst fractures.  Spine 17:162-171