Overview
My aim at Duke Health is to provide outstanding care to those in need within a collaborative and high-quality setting. My most significant career accomplishments include establishing the first cardiothoracic imaging service in the Mid-South for heart and lung disease patients throughout the Mississippi Delta. I hope to use my training and relationships to pursue changes in health policy that will allow health services to be more affordable and sustainable in the United States.
Dr. Optican is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
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.
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wayne Hofstetter is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Hofstetter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Duke University Health System Inc
Many years ago, I came across a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. Since that time, those words have guided my professional life from the field I chose to how I care for my patients who experience discomfort from acid reflux, hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia. With every individual and their families, I make sure that they appreciate my understanding of how their health issues provide them with new stresses that may leave them confused and scared. As a result, I pride myself on reassuring my patients and making sure that by the time they leave their clinic visit they know that I have their best interests at heart. Personally, my wife and I are the proud parents of three boys. Consequently, I like to spend my free time making use of their unlimited energy by running them around at all the great parks in the local area. Dr. Klapper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Esophageal Perforation, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Lung Transplant, and Thymectomy.
The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation
Bailey Su is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Su is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
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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- Distinguished
- Lung NodulesDr. Optican isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- PleurisyDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pleurisy.
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Thoracic Aortic AneurysmDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- BoilsDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Boils.