Dr. Neal E. Ready
Overview
I am a medical oncologist and researcher who specializes in treating patients with lung cancer and head and neck cancer. I’ve been at Duke for eight years. I first realized I wanted to become a doctor in graduate school, because it gave me the opportunity to practically apply scientific evidence to help others. What I love most about my job is working with our research and clinical staff to come up with new and hopeful therapies for patients. When a patient comes to see me, I look at their past and current medical history, review their lab tests, and then work with a team to figure out which treatment would work best for them. If a patient comes from far away, we try to make sure we can fit in visits with all the relevant specialists before they leave. Outside of work, I enjoy exercising with friends and spending time with my children at their various activities.
Dr. Ready is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ear Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, and Throat Cancer.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 88 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ready 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.
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
Hearing and balance are among the most fundamental ways people interact with the world. As an ENT doctor, otologist, and neurotologist, I am very fortunate to work in a profession that allows me to help patients having problems with these most basic functions. Every patient I work with presents a unique and challenging problem that needs a creative solution. Whether is it surgery to remove a complex tumor at the base of the skull, placing a cochlear implant to restore hearing to the deaf, or diagnosing a complex balance problem, I am motivated to work with my patients to come up with a custom solution to their personal problem. I measure my success by my patients’ improvement and satisfaction. Dr. Kaylie is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ear Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.
Duke Otolaryngology And Oral Surgery Clinic - Clinic 1F
We live in a noisy world, one in which sound and our hearing abilities shape the way we communicate and interact with one another. As an ear, nose, and throat doctor and otologist, I am privileged to provide medical and surgical care to patients with ear diseases and disorders of hearing and balance, including cochlear implants and other implantable hearing devices. Every patient presents their own unique circumstances and challenges, and I am committed to providing empathetic and individualized care to meet a patient’s unique needs. I value a strong relationship with my patients and try to treat every patient as I would my own family. As a clinician-scientist with interests in the fundamental mechanisms of hearing and verbal communication, I try to bring the same level of inquisitiveness to solving my patient’s problems that I use in all aspects of my professional life. When not seeing patients, I spend my research time trying to better understand how we hear and finding better ways to improve hearing and communication. Dr. Eliades is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ear Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, DFNB1, and Myringotomy.
Ramon Esclamado is an Otolaryngologist and a Surgical Oncologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Esclamado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ear Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Thyroid Nodule, Tissue Biopsy, and Thyroidectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Lung CancerDr. Ready isElite. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Distinguished
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Ready isDistinguished. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Laryngeal CancerDr. Ready isDistinguished. Learn about Laryngeal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma
- MesotheliomaDr. Ready isAdvanced. Learn about Mesothelioma.
- Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaDr. Ready isAdvanced. Learn about Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
- Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma
- Throat CancerDr. Ready isAdvanced. Learn about Throat Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Ready isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Ready isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Ear CancerDr. Ready isExperienced. Learn about Ear Cancer.
- Follicular Thyroid CancerDr. Ready isExperienced. Learn about Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)