Dan Mangiapani, MD

Dr. Mangiapani is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in the preservation and reconstruction of the hip, knee, and shoulder. He uses nonoperative, minimally invasive, arthroscopic, and open techniques to improve his patients’ function and help them return to the activities they love. His expertise includes primary, complex, and revision shoulder, hip, and knee replacements (including muscle-sparing direct anterior total hip replacement), as well as partial knee replacement and robotic-assisted/computer-navigated joint replacement procedures.

Dr. Mangiapani spent 15 years studying science and medicine at top-ranked Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He played Division I baseball at Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference on an athletic scholarship. Graduating cum laude, he then received the North Carolina Board of Governors Scholarship to attend Duke University School of Medicine, where he graduated at the top of his class. His basic science research in arthritis contributed to the 2015 Kappa Delta Award, presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Meeting.

He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center. With a focus on shoulder, hip, and knee arthritis, he has published numerous award-winning papers and received invitations to speak at national and international conferences. Additionally, he served as a team physician for Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and Durham County high schools.

Dr. Mangiapani continued his post-graduate training with a fellowship in joint replacement surgery under Dr. Aaron Hofmann. He has also participated in global service through Operation Walk Utah on their annual mission to El Salvador, where approximately 75 joint replacements are performed per trip.

He and his wife, Lisa, have three young children (ages 7, 4, and 1) who keep them more than adequately occupied. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, golfing, smoking BBQ, and traveling with his family.