Herbert E. Fuchs
Expertise in
10
conditions
Expertise in
10
conditions

Overview

Duke Children’s offers the full spectrum of services for children, and pediatric neurosurgery is very strong here. I have an excellent group of people working with me, and we really strive to take excellent care of these children and their families. We work hard to build up a trust, because this is a very stressful and strained time in people’s lives when their children are ill. We work to build that trust and to maintain it on a daily basis. The whole team works together for the good of the child and the family. My favorite part of my job is seeing children who came in with a very serious health issue – and after getting them through the surgery and recovery – when they come back to clinic and we see that they have returned to their normal lives, that they’re doing better, that they’re enjoying all the things kids should be enjoying and really getting on with their lives. It’s really rewarding to think I played a role in that child going on to have a healthy and productive life.

Dr. Fuchs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Hydrocephalus, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 30 articles in the study of Spasticity.

Residency
Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Memorial Hospital (Illinois)
Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
German
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Ambetter
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Piedmont
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Duke Children's Health Center Neurosurgery Clinic
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Other Locations
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Lenox Baker Children's Hospital
3000 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Fuchs 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.

Brain Tumor
Craniosynostosis
Hydrocephalus
Spasticity

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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