Dr. Duralde focuses on shoulder surgery. He has authored numerous research papers and book chapters on conditions of the shoulder. In 2013, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital named Dr. Duralde winner of the Montague Boyd Excellence in Publishing Award, which is given annually to clinical staff to recognize research and publishing achievements. He has served as a major in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, he served as chief of surgical services and chief of the orthopedics department at a military hospital in Oxfordshire, England. He is also a member of the Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic volunteer team and offers charity care in Haiti each year.
Dr. Duralde earned his medical degree, completed his residency as well as a shoulder and elbow fellowship at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
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