Sascha Tuchman is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Tuchman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Tuchman is currently accepting new patients.

Cardio-oncology is a relatively new field that’s at the intersection of cardiology and oncology. It’s been emerging with the increased awareness of cardiovascular disease in patients who have either been treated for cancer or who are being treated with cancer agents that may potentially cause heart complications. When patients come in, I evaluate if they are at higher risk for developing heart disease or complications and intervene to help prevent any issues. By protecting the heart, it allows us to treat our patients’ cancers as aggressively as possible. I also like to educate patients. This is based on my own experience with physicians. Instructions didn’t resonate with me without an explanation. Understanding gave me more buy-in. Now, when I see patients, I try to spend as much time as possible explaining the issues and find that at times even illustrating with pictures can help make things clearer. I think it helps patients to understand what is going on and feel more invested in their care. Dr. Khouri is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Orchiectomy.

Brian Jensen is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Jensen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, and Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy.

Mirnela Byku is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Byku is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Pulmonary Edema, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Byku is currently accepting new patients.

Samuel Rubinstein is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Rubinstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Primary Amyloidosis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Rubinstein is currently accepting new patients.

Eben Lichtman is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Lichtman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Lichtman is currently accepting new patients.

John Vavalle is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Vavalle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Vavalle is currently accepting new patients.

Rebecca Traub is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Traub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal. Dr. Traub is currently accepting new patients.

Cody Deen is a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Deen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Deen is currently accepting new patients.

Brandi Reeves is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Reeves is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Reeves is currently accepting new patients.

Christine Gladman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Gladman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Gladman is currently accepting new patients.

Kirk Wilhelmsen is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Wilhelmsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), and Dementia. Dr. Wilhelmsen is currently accepting new patients.

David Huang is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.

Patricia Chang is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac Amyloidosis. Dr. Chang is currently accepting new patients.

I am a researcher and heart transplant specialist who also serves as medical director for the heart transplant program at Duke. From the time I was a child, I have been fascinated by how the human body works, specifically by how blood travels around the body. I became especially interested in how the heart behaves when it is normal and how it adapts when it is damaged. As a transplant cardiologist, I get to combine these interests with cutting-edge medicine to help people to live longer and feel better, even when hearts fail. I enjoy getting to know patients and their loved ones as they go through their transplant journey at Duke. I am also fortunate to be part of an experienced team that has been together for over a decade taking care of heart transplant patients. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

I am excited about electrophysiology because it gives me the opportunity to improve patients' quality of life and allows patients to live longer in many cases. I ultimately went to medical school because of a passion for helping people, lifelong learning, and establishing meaningful relationships with my patients. I strongly believe in patient engagement and patient-centered decision making. Therefore, I believe that it is important to spend time educating patients and discussing all available treatment options. I encourage patients and their family members to ask questions so that I can help them understand their health. I offer medical therapy and catheter ablation therapy to patients with atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), and ventricular tachycardia. I also place transvenous pacemakers and defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, leadless pacemakers, and subcutaneous defibrillators. I also perform lead extractions. I have two children, and I enjoy cooking, as well as playing golf, tennis, and skiing. Dr. Pokorney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Ravi Karra is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Karra has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Sarcoidosis, and Cardiac Ablation.

An interest in biological sciences and giving back to the community drove me to medical school, but it has been a desire to advance the field of hematologic malignancies, specifically Multiple Myeloma, that brings me to Duke Health. Cancer is a life-altering diagnosis. With a strong, competent team caring for a patient, there can be many success stories. My goal is to empower my patients to understand their diagnosis and how to manage their disease while providing them with many treatment options along the way. Dr. Costa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

As a physician and scientist, my ultimate goal is to translate research findings from bench to beside to improve patient care. I focus my research and clinical work on treating blood and bone marrow cancers. Most of the patients in my clinic are blood and bone marrow transplant patients and patients with plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. The research interests in my lab are on the development of new approaches to enhance hematopoietic stem cell engraftment and reconstitution following blood and bone marrow transplant. Dr. Kang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Schnitzler Syndrome, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.

The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them. Dr. Gasparetto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.