Joseph W. Turek
Experienced in Pulmonary Atresia
Experienced in Pulmonary Atresia

Overview

I am the chief of pediatric heart surgery at Duke Health. Being a heart surgeon was always a dream of mine as a child. Spending a summer in medical school with legendary pediatric heart surgeon, Aldo Castaneda, cemented my desire to devote my life to this profession. Clinically, I love the creativity, complexity and challenge associated with my work. I am also able to satisfy my investigational curiosities through an active basic and clinical research laboratory focusing on congenital heart disease. I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to fulfill this dream back at Duke, a place that was so influential in my surgical training. Outside the hospital, I most enjoy spending time with my wife of 20+ years and three young children. We are an active family, always on the go… which mirrors my life at work.

Dr. Turek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Coarctation of the Aorta, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 195 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 Pulmonary Atresia.

Graduate Institution
Duke University, 2020
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowships
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Congenital Heart Surgery, Visiting Fellow, Texas Children's Hospital, Congenital Heart Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Ambetter
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Friday Health

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Medicare
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Piedmont
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
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Locations

Duke Children's Health Center Cardiology Clinic
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.


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2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
 (781.9 miles away)
Experience:
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English
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I’m a pediatric cardiologist with a focus on interventional cardiology. We try to find less invasive ways to treat congenital heart disease. We’ve made tremendous advances in the last decade in treating diseases that used to require open heart surgery. We can now treat these with a much less invasive approach. In addition to seeing patients in the clinic, I do procedures in the cath lab like closing atrial septal defects and certain valve replacements. At Duke we collaborate and work well together using a team approach to help our patients. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my two children and getting outdoors. I like to mountain bike, hike and play soccer. Dr. Fleming is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Cerebral Hypoxia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Stent Placement.

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