Overview
My aim at Duke Health is to provide outstanding care to those in need within a collaborative and high-quality setting. My most significant career accomplishments include establishing the first cardiothoracic imaging service in the Mid-South for heart and lung disease patients throughout the Mississippi Delta. I hope to use my training and relationships to pursue changes in health policy that will allow health services to be more affordable and sustainable in the United States.
Dr. Optican is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
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.
Private Diagnostic Clinic PLLC
George Hughes is a Thoracic Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Hughes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
I'm proud to work at Duke as it has a tremendous hospital and tremendous people to work with. The quality of care here is excellent and really can’t be compared to anywhere else. That’s what keeps me here. We do more complex heart surgeries here than almost anyone else in the country. When you need heart surgery, you want it done by someone who does a lot of it. Our numbers are comparable to the top places in the country. We do complex surgery and we do it well. The thing about heart surgery is that we make people better. That’s what I really like – helping people who couldn’t breathe or couldn’t walk because their heart was failing, and we were able to make them better. Dr. Gaca is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
Lynne Hurwitz-Koweek is a Thoracic Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Hurwitz-Koweek is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta. Dr. Hurwitz-Koweek is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Lung NodulesDr. Optican isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- PleurisyDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pleurisy.
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Thoracic Aortic AneurysmDr. Optican isAdvanced. Learn about Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- BoilsDr. Optican isExperienced. Learn about Boils.