Dr. James S. Smith
Overview
I first recognized my passion for taking care of cancer patients during my internal medicine residency in the 1990s. At that time, new treatments were emerging and our understanding of this terrible and complicated disease was beginning to accelerate. I remember waking up each morning with new energy to get into the hospital to take care of my patients. Oncology embodied all of the reasons why I went into medicine; the compassion, the emotional connections, the incorporation of not just medicine, but psychological, emotional, and spiritual care. I enjoy getting to know my patients. I share in their joys and their challenges, and many almost become an extension of my family. In my time away from my patients, I enjoy spending time with my wife, four children and two dogs as well as oil painting, running, and cooking.
Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gliosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Paget Disease of the Breast.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
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- HMO
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- PPO
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- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- 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
3404 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
Duke Cancer Center
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 Gliosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
David Ashley is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Ashley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gliosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri. Dr. Ashley is currently accepting new patients.
James Vredenburgh is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Vredenburgh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gliosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Colorectal CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Hodgkin LymphomaDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Intraductal PapillomaDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Intraductal Papilloma.
- Lung CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Advanced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AngiosarcomaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Anal CancerDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- AnemiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- AstrocytomaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.