Overview
My primary focus is patient care and clinical research. My clinical research focuses on providing innovative and aggressive therapies to adults with primary brain tumors. I always keep the patient's quality of life foremost in my practice. I completed my residency in adult neurology at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. I finished a two-year fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Upon completion of my fellowship in 2005, I joined the Center as faculty. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
Dr. Desjardins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
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- INDEMNITY
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Desjardins 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.
Duke Cancer Center
I am a neurologist and cancer doctor who treats brain tumors and researches ways to improve quality of life for brain tumor patients. As a college student, I thought I was going to be a scientist, but fell in love with studying the brain and its inner workings. I enjoy being at Duke, because I work with some of the top clinicians and researchers in the field, and a generous and warm-hearted staff that helps patients and their loved ones through treatment. It is hard to pick one thing I enjoy about my job. I enjoy seeing patients and their loved ones, being at the cutting edge of research and teaching the next generation of doctors. I think it is the chance to do so many different things that makes my job special. Outside of work, I enjoy shopping at farmer’s markets, cooking and exercising. I also collect Swatch watches - I have over 400!. Dr. Peters is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Brain Tumor, and Astrocytoma.
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
I am an academic adult and pediatric neuro-oncologist who helps lead The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. I am the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters, and I have presented extensively at both international and national meetings. I am a committed educator who is a member of the executive and super-executive committees of the Duke University School of Medicine, which are responsible for the recruitment, screening and selection of medical students. I have reviewed grants for the National Institutes of Health for over 15 years, in a spectrum of different study sections. I am the senior editor of CNS Oncology and a reviewer for over 25 academic journals. I serve on the advisory board of a number of organizations, including Voices Against Brain Cancer, the Tug McGraw Foundation, Pinnacle Care, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Children’s Cancer Society, and the American Brain Tumor Association. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.
Darell Bigner is a Neurologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Bigner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, and Glioblastoma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain TumorDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Advanced
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- MedulloblastomaDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Medulloblastoma.
- Experienced
- ChordomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)Dr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).
- PineocytomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Pineocytoma.
- Primary Lymphoma of the BrainDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Primary Lymphoma of the Brain.
- Radiation Induced MeningiomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Radiation Induced Meningioma.
- SubependymomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Subependymoma.