About this episode

Kevin Brown interviews Dr. Annunziato "Ned" Amendola about his contributions to sports medicine and his role as AAOS President.

What an honor to begin 2026 with an inspiring conversation with Sports Medicine legend, and AAOS President Dr. Annunziato "Ned" Amendola! We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, his legacy work at Duke, AAOS, NBA shoe consultancy, mentorship, cartilage replacement, even Italian food!! What a towering figure in sports medicine and foot and ankle care at Duke University, where he serves as a distinguished professor, chief of sports medicine, and executive director of the James R. Urbania...

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Brown

Guest: Dr. Annunziato "Ned" Amendola

Topics covered

• sports medicine
• mentorship
• cartilage replacement
• foot and ankle care
• Duke University
• AAOS

Keywords

• sports medicine
• Duke University
• AAOS
• mentorship
• cartilage replacement
• NBA consultancy
• Italian food

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University, AAOS, NBA

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