Carmelo Graffagnino
Experienced in Delirium

Dr. Carmelo Graffagnino

Neurology
Duke Health
Duke Regional Hospital
3643 N Roxboro St, 
Durham, NC 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Delirium
Duke Health
Duke Regional Hospital
3643 N Roxboro St, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

My primary focus of clinical practice and research involves the care of patients with stroke and neurological critical illness. I am trained in vascular neurology and neurocritical care. My research focus is on hypothermia and cardiac arrest, as well as in the neurological care of the brain-injured patient who is in intensive care.

Dr. Graffagnino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Apoplexy, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology, Neurology
American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Fellowships
Stroke Clinical Fellowship, University of Western Ontario (Canada), Stroke Molecular Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Vascular Neurology, University of Western Ontario; Duke University Medical Center, Neurosonology, Duke University Medical Center, Neurocritical Care, University of Western Ontario, Duke University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Italian
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Piedmont
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Locations

Duke Regional Hospital
3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704
Call: 919-470-4000
Other Locations
Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-8111
Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic - Clinic 1L
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-681-1700

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Graffagnino 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.

Carotid Artery Disease
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Brain Aneurysm
Stroke

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.


23 Total Publications

Telestroke consultant use in acute stroke care: Evidence for best practices from the IMPROVE stroke care program.
Telestroke consultant use in acute stroke care: Evidence for best practices from the IMPROVE stroke care program.
Journal: Journal of telemedicine and telecare
Published: April 21, 2025
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