
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. De Castro Iii is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Smoldering Multiple Myeloma. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Aplastic Anemia, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- 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
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. De Castro Iii 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.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Sascha Tuchman is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Tuchman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Smoldering Multiple Myeloma. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Tuchman is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Hematologic Malignancies Clinic
The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them. Dr. Gasparetto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Smoldering Multiple Myeloma. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.
Duke Adult Blood And Marrow Transplant Clinic
Gwynn Long is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Transplant Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Long is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Smoldering Multiple Myeloma. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Long is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with MaturationDr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without MaturationDr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation.
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- Childhood Acute Myeloid LeukemiaDr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)Dr. De Castro Iii isDistinguished. Learn about Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
- Advanced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaDr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell LymphomaDr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.
- Ataxia-Pancytopenia SyndromeDr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about Ataxia-Pancytopenia Syndrome.
- B-Cell LymphomaDr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about B-Cell Lymphoma.
- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. De Castro Iii isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.
- Experienced
- Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AmoL)Dr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AmoL).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myelomonocytic LeukemiaDr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Anaplastic Large Cell LymphomaDr. De Castro Iii isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.


