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Cynthia L. Emory, MD, MBA
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Cynthia L. Emory, MD, MBA

Cynthia L. Emory, MD, MBA

  • Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests

  • Osteosarcoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Osteoporosis
  • Operating Rooms
  • Leadership Development
  • Quality and Safety in Surgery
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Education
MD, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2004
Residency
General Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2009
Fellowship
Orthopedic Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2010
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Memberships
American Orthopaedic Association
American Medical Association
North Carolina Orthopedic Association
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
North American Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
Alpha Omega Alpha
Southern Orthopedic Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Positions
Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Departments and Affiliations
Orthopaedic Surgery
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cardiovascular Sciences Center
Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
Women in Medicine and Science

Research

  • Publications
  • Orthopaedics in the Real World: The Business and Legal Aspects of Employment in 2022. Ast MP, Bhatia S, Emory CL. Instr Course Lect. 2023; 72:3-10.
  • CD8+ T cell activation in cancer comprises an initial activation phase in lymph nodes followed by effector differentiation within the tumor. Prokhnevska N, Cardenas MA, Valanparambil RM, Sobierajska E, Barwick BG, Jansen C, Reyes Moon A, Gregorova P, delBalzo L, Greenwald R, Bilen MA, Alemozaffar M, Joshi S, Cimmino C, Larsen C, Master V, Sanda M, Kissick H. Immunity. 2023 Jan; 56(1):107-124.e5.
  • New epigenetic regulators of T cell exhaustion. Kissick H, Ahmed R. Cancer Cell. 2022 Jul; 40(7):708-710.
  • Systematic discovery of mutation-directed neo-protein-protein interactions in cancer. Mo X, Niu Q, Ivanov AA, Tsang YH, Tang C, Shu C, Li Q, Qian K, Wahafu A, Doyle SP, Cicka D, Yang X, Fan D, Reyna MA, Cooper LAD, Moreno CS, Zhou W, Owonikoko TK, Lonial S, Khuri FR, Du Y, Ramalingam SS, Mills GB, Fu H. Cell. 2022 May; 185(11):1974-1985.e12.
  • Dually Insured Medicare/Medicaid Patients Undergoing Primary TJA Have More Comorbidities, Higher Complication Rates, and Lower Reimbursements Compared to Privately Insured Patients. Rosas SS, Luo TD, Emory CL, Krueger CA, Huddleston JL, Buller LT. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Aug; 37(8S):S748-S752.
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Research Interests

  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Leadership Development
  • Operating Rooms
  • Orthopaedics
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Quality and Safety in Surgery
  • Sarcoma
  • Value-Based Care in Total Joint Arthroplasty
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