
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.
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Locations
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.
Reid Chamberlain is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Chamberlain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Stent Placement. Dr. Chamberlain is currently accepting new patients.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Elman Frantz is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Frantz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Septal Defects, Pulmonary Atresia, Tetralogy of Fallot, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Dr. Frantz is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
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.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Turek isDistinguished. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Heart TransplantDr. Turek isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Partial Atrioventricular CanalDr. Turek isDistinguished. Learn about Partial Atrioventricular Canal.
- Advanced
- Aberrant Subclavian ArteryDr. Turek isAdvanced. Learn about Aberrant Subclavian Artery.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Turek isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortopulmonary WindowDr. Turek isAdvanced. Learn about Aortopulmonary Window.
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Heart TumorDr. Turek isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Tumor.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Turek isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Experienced
- Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS)Dr. Turek isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS).
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Atrioventricular Septal DefectDr. Turek isExperienced. Learn about Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Turek isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Turek isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Carney ComplexDr. Turek isExperienced. Learn about Carney Complex.

