The Clinical Experience
Dr. Duggal specializes in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery, arthroscopic procedures and the treatment of fractures. Dr. Duggal has a particular interest in the nonoperative and operative treatment of bunions and toe problems, flat foot deformity, ankle injuries in athletes, and ankle and foot deformity to prevent degeneration and arthritis.
Dr. Duggal's experience includes serving as teaching faculty in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Training Program since 2005, and was the Chief of the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston Harvard Medical School.
Licensure
Board Certified- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellow-Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
State of New York
State of Massachusetts
Ontario, Canada
Professional Society Memberships
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
International Cartilage Repair Society
Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association
Canadian Orthopaedic Association
Massachusetts Medical Society
Professional Activities
Editorial board, Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Editorial board, Journal Orthopedics
Member Educational Needs Assessment Committee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member Postgraduate Education Committee, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Faculty, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Resident Review Course
Research- National Presentations
2018
Computer model assessment of the effect of hindfoot alignment on mechanical axis deviation and ankle fractures
Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Boston, MA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Effect of achilles tendon lengthening on ankle and subtalar joint orientation and load distribution utilizing a novel cadaveric model to simulate weight bearing
Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Boston, MA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Social media and orthopaedics – opportunities and challenges
Annual Meeting of American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
2017
The effect of orthotics on ankle and subtalar joint orientation and load distribution utilizing a novel system to simulate weight bearing in a cadaveric model
Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Seattle, WA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Surgical decision making for ankle instability
International Ankle Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
A comparison of conventional and ground mechanical axis deviation in surgical planning for total knee arthroplasty
Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Force distribution in the ankle and foot with orthotics: a cadaveric study
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Boulder, CO
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2016
Foot and ankle injuries – Its’s not only snowboarder’s ankle
International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress, Boulder, CO
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Social media and orthopaedics – opportunities and challenges
Annual Meeting of American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
2015
Ankle sprain rehabilitation and prevention: utilizing mobile apps to improve patient outcomes
Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Long Beach, CA
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Research grant award – The effect of hindfoot deformity on the ankle utilizing a novel system to simulate weight bearing in a cadaveric model
Awarded at Specialty Day Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Las Vegas, NV
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Social media and orthopaedics – opportunities and challenges
Annual Meeting of American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
2014
Large bone defects in the ankle: biomechanical evaluation of compressive forces utilizing a novel cadaveric testing jig simulating weight bearing
Combined Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, Chicago, IL
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Achilles tendon ruptures and social media: utilizing Youtube to determine mechanism of injury
Combined Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, Chicago, IL
Duggal, N - Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse, NY
2013
A comparison of ground reaction point and center of the ankle in measuring mechanical axis deviation of the lower extremity
Doris Duke Clinical Research Foundation Annual Meeting, Herndon, VA
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Optimizing orthopaedic surgical start times using lean manufacturing principles to create value
Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Chicago, IL
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Mechanical axis deviation of the lower extremity: Does ground reaction point better estimate weight-bearing axis for operative planning
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting, Hollywood, FL
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
The effect of hindfoot alignment on mechanical axis deviation of the lower extremity
Orthopaedic Research Society annual meeting, San Antonio, TX
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2012
A computer assessment of the effect of hindfoot alignment on mechanical axis deviation of the lower extremity
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Lean manufacturing principles create value in an orthopaedic outpatient clinic
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting, San Francisco, CA
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2008
Radiographic survey of charcot arthropathy
Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2007
Radiographic atlas of foot and ankle surgery
Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
Duggal, N – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
2005
Ankle arthroplasty versus ankle arthrodesis for end-stage ankle arthritis: A functional comparison
International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies Meeting, Naples Italy
Duggal, N – St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
A functional analysis of ankle arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting, Boston, MA
Duggal, N – St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
2004
Active and passive ACL injury mechanisms: correlation of injury mechanism and MRI findings
Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations, Sydney, Australia
Duggal, N – Sydney Orthopaedic Research, Institute, Australia
Research- Publications
Pressure distribution in the ankle and subtalar joint with routine and oversized foot orthoses
Williamson P; Lechtig A; Hanna P; Okajima S; Biggane P; Nassr M; Zurakowski D; Duggal N; Nazarian A
Foot and Ankle International 2018; 39(8):994-1000
Social media and orthopaedics: opportunities and challenges
Suryavanshi T; Geier CD; Leland JM; Silverman L; Duggal N
Instructional Course Lectures 2016; 65:645-54
Lower extremity injuries in snowboarders
Mahmood B; Duggal N
Amercian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2014; 43(11):502-505
A computer assessment of the effect of hindfoot alignment on mechanical axis deviation of the lower extremity
Duggal N, Paci GM, Narain A, Grimaldi L, Nazarian A
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 2014; 113(1):126-132
Effect of deformities below the ankle on total knee arthroplasty
Duggal N
Orthopedics. January 2013, Volume 36, Issue 1
Hindfoot alignment in surgical planning for total knee arthroplasty
Duggal N, Paci GM, Grimaldi L, Narain A, Nazarian A
The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School. December, 2012
Electrical impedance myography in the assessment of disuse atrophy
Tarulli AW; Duggal N; Esper GJ; Garmirian LP; Fogerson PM; Lin CH; Rutkove SB
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009; 90(10):1806-1810
Bone bruises associated with ACL rupture: correlation with injury mechanism
Viskontas DG; Giuffre BM; Duggal N; Graham D; Parker D; Coolican M
American Journal of Sports Medicine 2008; 36(5):927-33
Improving orthopaedic outcomes: Focus on rehabilitation
Duggal N
Orthopedics 2007; Volume 30: Issue 5
Preventing Amputations in Older Adults with Diabetes
Duggal N
Geriatrics and Aging. 2007; Volume 10(9)
Academic half day: An initial survey of residents in the Harvard combined orthopaedic residency training program
Clair B, Chako A, Duggal N
The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School. January 2011
A review of charcot neuroarthropathy of the midfoot and hindfoot
Yablon C; Duggal N; Wu J; Shetty S; Dawson F; Hochman MG
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2010; 39(5):187-199
The flat spot of the ulna: a useful anatomical landmark in total elbow arthroplasty
Duggal N; Dunning CE; Johnson JA; King GJ
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2004; 13(2):206-207