Dr. Debra L. Sudan
Overview
I chose medicine as my career because it was the perfect way to combine my love of learning and being challenged with my desire to make a positive difference in people's lives. During my general surgery residence in medical school, I gravitated toward transplantation precisely because of the immediate and profound impact it can have on someone’s health and quality of life. After completing a transplant fellowship at the University of Nebraska, I practiced surgery in Omaha, Nebraska for 14 years before coming to Duke to be a leader in its nationally renowned transplant program. As an abdominal transplant surgeon, I perform surgery on people needing organ transplantation in the abdominal region of the body, with a particular expertise in the areas of liver and small bowel transplants. I see transplant patients of all ages, but I find it especially rewarding to take care of pediatric patients. Transplant patients, in general, tend to be very sick, have a poor quality of life and, without transplant, have little hope of getting better. Having the opportunity to use my skill and expertise to help these children and their families is incredibly gratifying.
Dr. Sudan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Malabsorption, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 117 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Liver Failure.
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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- 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
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sudan 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.
4 Clinical Trials
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 Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Ileostomy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chirag Desai is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Desai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Liver Failure, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2B/2C
As an abdominal transplant surgeon, I perform solid organ transplants including liver, kidney, and pancreas in adults and children. I also perform general, hepatobiliary and peritoneal dialysis access surgery. The most rewarding part of my job is being there for patients through the challenges and successes of their transplant journey, getting them to full recovery, and following them as part of our Duke Transplant family for life. Our patients inspire me not only to strive for the highest quality of care through clinical/translational research and implementation science, but more importantly, to ensure a lifelong personal connection between the surgeon and the patient. There is no greater joy for me than to hear about what my patients are doing with their second lease on life after their transplant! They inspire me with their resilience, motivation, and determination to continue my work and develop strategies to help patients get through transplant, create better access to transplant, increase living donation, and ensure the best outcomes. These are just some of the many wonderful characteristics I see in my patients; and I hope to pass them along as I raise my children and teach our trainees. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Caroli Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Kidney TransplantDr. Sudan isDistinguished. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Liver TransplantDr. Sudan isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated RejectionDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
- EndoscopyDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Heart TransplantDr. Sudan isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.