Dr. Benjamin A. Alman
Overview
I became an orthopaedic surgeon because I enjoy the mechanical nature of how joints, bones and muscles work together. I chose to focus on treating children because it provides me with an opportunity to make a difference in their health now, and for the rest of their lives. As I’ve entered the later stages of my career, I have had the privilege of seeing patients who I treated come back to me as adults seeking treatment for their own children. I find it very fulfilling to see how the treatments I gave the parent helped them become a healthy, fully functional adult. I believe that being a good doctor means treating the “whole” patient, rather than focusing only on individual parts of the body. I enjoy working with my patients to make sure they are getting all the treatments they need to get and stay well. In my spare time I enjoy photography, hiking and backpacking.
Dr. Alman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Desmoid Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Chondrosarcoma, Desmoid Tumor, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Maffucci Syndrome, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 116 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Desmoid Tumor.
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Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
3000 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Alman has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Duke Cancer Center
I am an academic adult and pediatric neuro-oncologist who helps lead The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. I am the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters, and I have presented extensively at both international and national meetings. I am a committed educator who is a member of the executive and super-executive committees of the Duke University School of Medicine, which are responsible for the recruitment, screening and selection of medical students. I have reviewed grants for the National Institutes of Health for over 15 years, in a spectrum of different study sections. I am the senior editor of CNS Oncology and a reviewer for over 25 academic journals. I serve on the advisory board of a number of organizations, including Voices Against Brain Cancer, the Tug McGraw Foundation, Pinnacle Care, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Children’s Cancer Society, and the American Brain Tumor Association. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Desmoid Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ChondromaDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Chondroma.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- Desmoid TumorDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Desmoid Tumor.
- Maffucci SyndromeDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Maffucci Syndrome.
- Ollier DiseaseDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Ollier Disease.
- Undifferentiated Pleomorphic SarcomaDr. Alman isDistinguished. Learn about Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Alman isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Alman isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Bone TumorDr. Alman isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Alman isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly
- NeurofibromatosisDr. Alman isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Alman isExperienced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.