Dr. Donald D. Glower
Overview
My particular area of interest is what we call structural heart disease in adults. That usually involves valve problems, things like muscle bound hearts, tumors of the heart or sometimes arrhythmias. Another area of interest for me is minimally invasive surgery, which involves entering the heart area through the ribs on the side rather than through the breast bone, either manually with a camera or robotically. Surgeons are very hands-on people. We like doing things. But most of all we like helping people, talking with patients and their families, and helping them make up their minds about whether to have a procedure done, what kind of procedure to have, and helping them get through the procedure afterwards. That’s what we really enjoy doing. That’s really satisfying.
Dr. Glower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 132 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Pacemaker Implantation.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
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.
Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
I'm proud to work at Duke as it has a tremendous hospital and tremendous people to work with. The quality of care here is excellent and really can’t be compared to anywhere else. That’s what keeps me here. We do more complex heart surgeries here than almost anyone else in the country. When you need heart surgery, you want it done by someone who does a lot of it. Our numbers are comparable to the top places in the country. We do complex surgery and we do it well. The thing about heart surgery is that we make people better. That’s what I really like – helping people who couldn’t breathe or couldn’t walk because their heart was failing, and we were able to make them better. Dr. Gaca is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Glower isElite. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Distinguished
- Mitral StenosisDr. Glower isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Constrictive PericarditisDr. Glower isAdvanced. Learn about Constrictive Pericarditis.
- Experienced
- Congenital Coronary Artery MalformationDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Marfan SyndromeDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Marfan Syndrome.
- Patent Foramen Ovale RepairDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- PleurisyDr. Glower isExperienced. Learn about Pleurisy.