Duke Health is creating a central hub for pediatric orthopaedics at Duke Arringdon in Morrisville, a convenient location for both Durham and Wake Counties. Duke will continue to provide pediatric orthopaedic services at Duke Health Cary as well as multidisciplinary pediatric services at Lenox Baker in Durham, with the latter moving to the Pickett Road location in spring 2027.

“We want to make pediatric specialists more accessible for patients and families at this central location,” says pediatric orthopaedic surgeon Robert K. Lark, MD, MS, chief of the Duke Pediatric Orthopaedics Division. “Duke Arringdon now has a pediatric provider present every day of the week to accommodate same- and next-day requests, in a new, more modern space.”

Early referral is vital to effective treatment. “Any time a referring provider is concerned, we’re happy to help,” Lark says. “We have the bandwidth to see more patients in a timely fashion.” Duke Orthopaedics appointments are available within 48 hours.

A provider that specializes in pediatric patients offers children and families treatment focused on their specific needs. “From an orthopaedic perspective, pediatric specialists understand growth and provide the next level of expert care,” says Lark. “Fracture healing can significantly impact growth.”

At Duke Pediatric Orthopaedics, every provider has completed a pediatric fellowship. “Our providers span the gamut of pediatric orthopaedics, treating everything from limb differences to spinal disorders to trauma,” Lark says. “We’ve grown the department in recent years, and now we have pediatric subspecialists in hip preservation, limb differences, hand, sports medicine, and spinal care. We have scope beyond orthopaedics, too, for multidisciplinary concerns.”

He stresses that Duke also treats the full range of condition severity. “People often see Duke as the place to go when you have something really serious, but if we can treat severe injuries and disorders, then we can treat the day-to-day issues with the same level of expertise. Don’t hesitate to refer.”

In addition to a convenient location, the new facility offers increased accessibility with more parking closer to the building, including wheelchair-accessible parking. “We also have an EOS low dose X-ray machine,” says Lark (EOS imaging, Paris). “Children are more radiation sensitive than adults. When our patients need imaging studies, we have dedicated pediatric nursing staff and technicians.”

Duke is also looking to the future of children’s care in the region. “We’re planning and excited for the future with NC Children’s Hospital,” Lark says, “but we’re also striving to expand to provide the best care now.”