Jocelyn Wittstein is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University Medical School. Dr. Wittstein studied nutritional science at Cornell University as an undergraduate, where she was a collegiate gymnast. She completed her medical degree at East Carolina University, followed by her orthopaedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center in 2009. She subsequently completed a fellowship in shoulder and sports medicine at Duke in 2010. Dr. Wittstein has also completed a CAQ in sports medicine. She was an assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery for Columbia University while practicing in Cooperstown, NY before returning to Duke sports medicine.  


Dr. Wittstein is the chair of the membership committee of AOSSM as well as a member of the education committee for AANA. She also serves as the current president of The Forum: Women in Sports Medicine. As a mother of 5, she also found time to author her first book- “The Complete Bone and Joint Health Plan” which released May 6, 2025. In 2025 she joined the Milken Institute Women’s Health Network chaired by Dr. Jill Biden.