Annunziato (Ned) Amendola Installed As President Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, as its new president. Dr. Amendola, professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of sports medicine at Duke University, assumed leadership of the AAOS at the recent AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego. His presidency marks the third in a four-year term of volunteer service, after serving as a vice president of the AAOS for the previous two years.

Dr. Amendola leads Duke’s sports medicine program, a position he has held since 2015, while serving as executive director of the James R. Urbaniak, MD, Sports Sciences Institute in Durham, N.C. As the Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor, he also maintains his role as head team physician and chief medical officer for Duke Athletics.