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Advanced in Vagotomy

Dr. Betty Tong

Thoracic Surgery
Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
Offers Telehealth
Advanced in Vagotomy
Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

Betty Tong is a Thoracic Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Tong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Vagotomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 221 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in NC
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Cigna
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Humana
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  • PPO
Piedmont
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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Locations

Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 888-275-3853
Other Locations
Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
Call: 919-286-0411

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.

1 Clinical Trials

CHIO3 Trial: CHemotherapy Combined With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor for Operable Stage IIIA/B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
CHIO3 Trial: CHemotherapy Combined With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor for Operable Stage IIIA/B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Radiation
Study Drug: Durvalumab
Study Phase: Phase 2

212 Total Publications

Perioperative pembrolizumab in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): conventional and distribution-based immune profiling of the tumor microenvironment and peripheral circulation.
Perioperative pembrolizumab in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): conventional and distribution-based immune profiling of the tumor microenvironment and peripheral circulation.
Journal: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
Published: October 07, 2025
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Dr. Alden Parsons
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Thoracic Surgery

WakeMed Raleigh Campus

3000 New Bern Ave, 
Raleigh, NC 
 (24.8 miles away)
919-231-6333
Languages Spoken:
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Alden Parsons is a Thoracic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Parsons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vagotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Lung Cancer, and Vagotomy.

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Areas of Expertise

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  • Lung Cancer
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  • ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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  • Lung Adenocarcinoma
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  • Lung Nodules
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  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
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  • Mesothelioma
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  • Metastatic Pleural Tumor
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  • Thymic Epithelial Tumor
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  • Vagotomy
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  • Experienced
  • Advanced Bronchoscopy
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  • Collapsed Lung
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  • Donnai-Barrow Syndrome
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  • Emphysema
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  • Endoscopy
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  • Esophageal Cancer
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