Dr. Carlos M. Decastro
Overview
I study disorders of the bone marrow and bone marrow failure syndromes. I also see some leukemias and lymphomas and other blood malignancies. Duke offers a very personalized, individualized level of care to each patient. Nobody is the same, so we take the whole patient, we listen to them, and we offer our best recommendations for treatment options. We offer some of the latest treatment options that are available, usually in the setting of a clinical trial. If not, we offer the latest advancement in the field. When I was going through medical school, molecular biology was the new field. Everything was being described as a new cancer-causing gene. And to me that was so appealing – we’re going to figure out what causes cancer and new ways to treat it. That’s what really brought me into the hematology oncology world – things were being discovered that were new and exciting and hopefully would lead to new treatment options. Duke offers an extremely high standard of care. Though we’re not always successful and the disease sometimes wins, our goal is to give the patients the best possible care.
Dr. Decastro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plasmacytoma. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Aplastic Anemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
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- HMO
- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- 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
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Decastro 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.
Duke Blood Cancer Center
As a physician and scientist, my ultimate goal is to translate research findings from bench to beside to improve patient care. I focus my research and clinical work on treating blood and bone marrow cancers. Most of the patients in my clinic are blood and bone marrow transplant patients and patients with plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. The research interests in my lab are on the development of new approaches to enhance hematopoietic stem cell engraftment and reconstitution following blood and bone marrow transplant. Dr. Kang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plasmacytoma. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Schnitzler Syndrome, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Eben Lichtman is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Lichtman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plasmacytoma. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Lichtman is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Blood Cancer Center
Since studying basic immunology prior to beginning my clinical training, I have been deeply interested in applying immunological perspective for the treatment of cancers including hematologic malignancies. Interestingly emerging immunotherapies showed very promising results in recent years. In my clinic, I treat patients with multiple myeloma which is one type of cancer arising from plasma cells. My research will focus on developing early phase clinical protocols utilizing novel cellular therapy approach and also improving the outcomes of blood and marrow transplantation. My ultimate goal is to provide better treatment options than the current standard approach to patients. Dr. Choi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plasmacytoma. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with MaturationDr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without MaturationDr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation.
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- Childhood Acute Myeloid LeukemiaDr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)Dr. Decastro isDistinguished. Learn about Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
- Advanced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaDr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell LymphomaDr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.
- Ataxia-Pancytopenia SyndromeDr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about Ataxia-Pancytopenia Syndrome.
- B-Cell LymphomaDr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about B-Cell Lymphoma.
- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. Decastro isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.
- Experienced
- Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AmoL)Dr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AmoL).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myelomonocytic LeukemiaDr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Anaplastic Large Cell LymphomaDr. Decastro isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.