Samuel Adams, MD is an orthopaedic foot & ankle surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke Orthopaedics in Durham, NC. Dr. Adams has multiple peer-reviewed publications on the uses and efficacy of 3D printing in foot & ankle reconstruction. His research focuses on understanding the progression of post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis from injury to end-stage disease and alternative pathways to improve patient outcomes. This includes stem cells, biological treatments and 3D printed titanium cages for limb salvage, severe arthritis and deformity correction. To supplement his passion for advanced foot & ankle reconstruction and 3D printing, Dr. Adams started a 3D bioprinting lab devoted to biological printing of tissues, which may become the future of limb salvage surgery.
A graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jeffereson University, Dr. Adams completed orthopaedic residency at Duke University and foot & ankle surgical fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital in Maryland.
