
Overview
As a headache specialist, I see patients with headaches and other causes of head and face pain, along with other neurological disorders that cause pain. I have been on the faculty at Duke University for 21 years.
Dr. Collins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Neuralgia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Encephalocele.
Insurance
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Locations
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC 27519
932 Morreene Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Collins 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.
Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic - Clinic 1L
I am a Neurologist with a special interest in Epilepsy. I diagnose and treat patients with epilepsy in clinic and acute neurological problems in the hospital. I take a personalized medicine approach which becomes important in difficult to control seizures. A teenager with newly diagnosed epilepsy starting college or a woman with epilepsy requiring guidance through pregnancy will have unique needs. At Duke Health, I am able to offer cutting edge diagnostic and therapeutic options to my patients ranging from medications to stereoEEG and device therapies such as deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, and vagus nerve stimulation. Unraveling the complexities of the brain is extremely fulfilling but we are yet to fully understand it’s intricacies. For me, this makes practicing as a neurologist a rewarding but also humbling experience. Knowing that the teenager I first diagnosed with epilepsy is now graduating college or seeing a healthy baby with my patient after follow up during pregnancy, is a gratifying sight. I want my patients to know that I care and to feel confident that they are being heard. At Duke Health, I work with a multidisciplinary team with the common goal of providing the best care for our patients. Dr. Agashe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Encephalocele, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Ioannis Karakis is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Karakis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Varina Boerwinkle is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Boerwinkle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Boerwinkle is currently accepting new patients.
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ConcussionDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Concussion.
- HeadacheDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Headache.
- MigraineDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Migraine.
- Migraine with Brainstem AuraDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Migraine with Brainstem Aura.
- NeuralgiaDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Neuralgia.
- Trigeminal NeuralgiaDr. Collins isDistinguished. Learn about Trigeminal Neuralgia.
- Advanced
- Cluster HeadacheDr. Collins isAdvanced. Learn about Cluster Headache.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Collins isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- MeningitisDr. Collins isAdvanced. Learn about Meningitis.
- MeningoencephaloceleDr. Collins isAdvanced. Learn about Meningoencephalocele.
- New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH)
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Collins isAdvanced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic NeuropathyDr. Collins isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Neuropathy.
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Collins isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Andermann SyndromeDr. Collins isExperienced. Learn about Andermann Syndrome.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Collins isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Burning Mouth SyndromeDr. Collins isExperienced. Learn about Burning Mouth Syndrome.

