Dr. Annick Desjardins
Overview
My primary focus is patient care and clinical research. My clinical research focuses on providing innovative and aggressive therapies to adults with primary brain tumors. I always keep the patient's quality of life foremost in my practice. I completed my residency in adult neurology at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. I finished a two-year fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Upon completion of my fellowship in 2005, I joined the Center as faculty. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
Dr. Desjardins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioblastoma, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
Insurance
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- POS
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- POS
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- EPO
- HMO
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- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- 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
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Desjardins 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.
Darell Bigner is a Neurologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Bigner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, and Astrocytoma.
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
I am a neurosurgeon and care for children and young adults. I focus on minimally invasive approaches to improve the quality of life of my patients. Your patient experience is very important to me, and I will strive to provide the best possible care for you and your family. I will always go the extra mile to try to improve your care. I care for conditions that affect the brain and spine, including tumors, epilepsy, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, vascular conditions such as AVMs and Moya Moya disease, and complex tethered cords. I learn so much from my patients and really look forward to getting to know all of them. I strive to bring the best collaborative team to the table to achieve the best possible outcome. I am delighted to provide the most innovative, holistic, and compassionate neurosurgical care at Duke Health. I am also a professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Grant is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Medulloblastoma, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Soma Sengupta is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Sengupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Astrocytoma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain TumorDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Desjardins isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Advanced
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- MedulloblastomaDr. Desjardins isAdvanced. Learn about Medulloblastoma.
- Experienced
- ChordomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)Dr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).
- PineocytomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Pineocytoma.
- Primary Lymphoma of the BrainDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Primary Lymphoma of the Brain.
- Radiation Induced MeningiomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Radiation Induced Meningioma.
- SubependymomaDr. Desjardins isExperienced. Learn about Subependymoma.