
Overview
I am a cardiologist who specializes in advanced heart failure and heart transplant. I always strive to take a fresh look at patients and see what treatments we can offer that they may have not had before. I spend about half of my time doing clinical research that focuses on the outcomes of patients with heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. We look for opportunities to improve care and new ways to treat heart disease. Our patients are the center of our universe and we look for the best ways possible to treat them. One of my favorite parts of my job is taking care of patients who think the road has ended and being able to offer them several new roads to improve their lives.
Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Heart Failure, and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hernandez 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 Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
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 Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Duke Endoscopy Clinic - Clinic 2H
I have a passion for taking care of patients with liver disease. Being a hepatologist allows me to form long term relationships and work together with patients and families to make a diagnosis and a treatment plan. I am particularly interested in liver transplantation as well as the care of patients with autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease including primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. In addition to patient care, I have an interest in medical education. Because new treatments and discoveries are constantly being made within the field of hepatology, I am continually learning and enjoy sharing this knowledge with patients, families, and medical trainees. Dr. King is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Hepatitis.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Neil Shah is a Transplant Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Enlarged Liver. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Ileostomy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Shah 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
- Advanced
- Enlarged LiverDr. Hernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Experienced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Heart FailureDr. Hernandez isExperienced. Learn about Heart Failure.


