Dr. Katherine B. Peters
Overview
I am a neurologist and cancer doctor who treats brain tumors and researches ways to improve quality of life for brain tumor patients. As a college student, I thought I was going to be a scientist, but fell in love with studying the brain and its inner workings. I enjoy being at Duke, because I work with some of the top clinicians and researchers in the field, and a generous and warm-hearted staff that helps patients and their loved ones through treatment. It is hard to pick one thing I enjoy about my job. I enjoy seeing patients and their loved ones, being at the cutting edge of research and teaching the next generation of doctors. I think it is the chance to do so many different things that makes my job special. Outside of work, I enjoy shopping at farmer’s markets, cooking and exercising. I also collect Swatch watches - I have over 400!.
Dr. Peters is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). Her top areas of expertise are Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, and Neuroepithelioma.
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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
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- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- 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
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Peters 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.
Duke Cancer Center
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). Her top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioblastoma, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Yasmeen Rauf is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Rauf is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, and Glioblastoma.
The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation
Zachary Vaslow is a Neurologist in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Vaslow is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). His top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Astrocytoma. Dr. Vaslow is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain TumorDr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Peters isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Advanced
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- MedulloblastomaDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Medulloblastoma.
- MeningiomaDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- PineocytomaDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Pineocytoma.
- Primary Lymphoma of the BrainDr. Peters isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Lymphoma of the Brain.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Peters isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Peters isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Peters isExperienced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- HemangioblastomaDr. Peters isExperienced. Learn about Hemangioblastoma.
- Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)Dr. Peters isExperienced. Learn about Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL).