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Adam Goode is a professor at Duke University School of Medicine, specializing in epidemiology and physical therapy with a focus on musculoskeletal epidemiology and health services research. He teaches research methods and statistical inference while mentoring Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students on capstone scholarly projects. His clinical interests include the treatment of low back and cervical spine pain. His research particularly concerns degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, low back pain, and health outcomes related to cervical spine fusion surgeries. Additionally, he conducts secondary data analyses to assess outcomes, costs, and complications of anterior versus posterior surgical approaches. Notably, he has published extensively on the relationships between individual radiographic features of the lumbar spine and clinical symptoms, as well as biomarkers related to peripheral joint osteoarthritis. His recent publications include studies on patient-reported outcomes in total joint arthroplasty and spine disc fluid transport variations. Adam has received numerous awards, including the National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Award, recognizing his contributions to the field.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)