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A four-year varsity letter award winner and captain of the Men’s Soccer Team at Brown University, where he received his undergraduate degree, Dr. Thomas received his doctor of medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He served an internship with Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA and residencies with Hamot Medical Center and Shriners’ Hospital for Children, also in Erie. His award-winning research and related articles have been written for notable publications such as Contemporary Orthopaedics, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Journal of Hand Surgery, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Dr. Thomas and his wife Lesley are originally from Moon Township and currently reside in Moon. They have two children Garrett and Emma. Both of Dr. Thomas’s brothers are in the medical field. Arne Thomas, DMD owns a reputable dental practice in Moon Township specializing in family and cosmetic dentistry. Duke Thomas, MD is specializes in spine surgery at GPOA.

“Having a positive impact on my patients is my greatest reward as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. I love when people come back to tell me that their pain has been controlled and they are getting back to their normal activities." Dr. Duke is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in hip and knee replacements. He graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University and received his medical degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in New York. He completed a residency program in Orthopaedic Surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital followed by a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery at NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital in New York City. Under the tutelage of some of the field’s pioneers and leaders, he mastered the latest minimally invasive techniques in arthroplasty surgery, opioid-sparing multi-modal pain control treatments, and computer navigation / robotic-assisted surgeries. His scope of expertise encompasses a comprehensive range of procedures for degenerative joint diseases of the hip and knee. From direct anterior and STAR approaches to the hip, partial and total knee replacements, and complex primary and revision surgeries, he employs the most innovative strategies to achieve the best results for his patients. Dr. Duke’s goal is to employ state-of-the-art tissue sparing and rapid recovery pain management strategies, which help to facilitate same day discharge and to optimize patient recuperation in the comfort of their own homes – a strategy that has demonstrated superior post-operative outcomes.