Perry Shen is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Shen is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Gallbladder Disease, Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Shen is currently accepting new patients.

Tzvi Nussbaum is a General Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Nussbaum is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Arterial Insufficiency, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nussbaum is currently accepting new patients.

Baogang Liu is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Dr. Liu is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Breast Lump, Paget Disease of the Breast, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

Lucas Neff is a General Surgeon in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Neff is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Low Blood Pressure, Biliary Dyskinesia, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Neff is currently accepting new patients.

Myron Powell is a General Surgeon in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Powell is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Powell is currently accepting new patients.

Elisabeth Tracy is a General Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Tracy is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Gangrene, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Appendectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Tracy is currently accepting new patients.

Reese Randle is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Randle is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Randle is currently accepting new patients.

Many years ago, I came across a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. Since that time, those words have guided my professional life from the field I chose to how I care for my patients who experience discomfort from acid reflux, hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia. With every individual and their families, I make sure that they appreciate my understanding of how their health issues provide them with new stresses that may leave them confused and scared. As a result, I pride myself on reassuring my patients and making sure that by the time they leave their clinic visit they know that I have their best interests at heart. Personally, my wife and I are the proud parents of three boys. Consequently, I like to spend my free time making use of their unlimited energy by running them around at all the great parks in the local area. Dr. Klapper is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Esophageal Perforation, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Lung Transplant, and Thymectomy.

Kalyana Nandipati is a General Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Nandipati is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Nandipati is currently accepting new patients.

William Hope is a General Surgeon in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Hope is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Endoscopy.

My particular area of interest is what we call structural heart disease in adults. That usually involves valve problems, things like muscle bound hearts, tumors of the heart or sometimes arrhythmias. Another area of interest for me is minimally invasive surgery, which involves entering the heart area through the ribs on the side rather than through the breast bone, either manually with a camera or robotically. Surgeons are very hands-on people. We like doing things. But most of all we like helping people, talking with patients and their families, and helping them make up their minds about whether to have a procedure done, what kind of procedure to have, and helping them get through the procedure afterwards. That’s what we really enjoy doing. That’s really satisfying. Dr. Glower is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

With over 20 years of experience as a busy general thoracic surgeon, I am referred patients with cancers in the chest and other difficult problems involving all the organs of the chest that are not from cancer. One of the things that attracted me to the field is the long-term relationship with my patients. I tell all my patients that I’m their doctor for life. I see patients for many, many years. Back in 2000, when we had a 26-inch snow here -- it was a Tuesday -- on my clinic day, everyone said no one would come to clinic. But I actually had 23 or 24 patients show up in four-wheel drives. It’s not that I’m such a fabulous doctor that they came to see me. It’s that they are cancer patients and this was their annual visit or their follow up. It was important to them. So we were here for them, and they came. I enjoy seeing my patients back 12, 13, 14 years later and learning what they’ve been up to and what their families have been up to. That’s a bond you get in oncology that a lot of other fields don’t have that treat patients then turn them back over to their primary care physicians. We as a team follow people, and I like that. Dr. Harpole is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Carmelo Milano is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Milano has been practicing medicine for over 35 years is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Tricuspid Regurgitation, Constrictive Pericarditis, Heart Tumor, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Vedra Augenstein is a General Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Augenstein is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hernia Surgery, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Augenstein is currently accepting new patients.

The majority of my practice focuses on abdominal wall surgery and the repair of ventral, incisional, and inguinal (groin) hernias. I chose to specialize in minimally invasive surgery because I saw the incredible benefits that these procedures provide for patients. By performing complex surgeries using either laparoscopic or robotic instruments, I am able to get patients back to their normal daily activities much faster and with significantly less pain. Whether I am repairing a hernia, performing surgery for weight loss, or helping to treat reflux, I will always try to offer a minimally invasive approach first and foremost. When I get the chance to meet you in the clinic we will discuss all of the possible treatment options for your condition and we will work as a team to pick which is the best choice for you. I feel incredibly fortunate to practice at Duke Health where we have incredible resources to take care of you no matter what problem you may have. I look forward to working with you and caring for you and your family. Dr. Greenberg is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Obesity, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

Samuel Wellman is a General Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Wellman has been practicing medicine for over 23 years is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

I am an orthopaedic physician and work in adult reconstructive orthopaedics, predominantly with hip- and knee-replacement surgeries. I also help manage revision surgeries and take care of people with infections or fractures around their implants. I am interested in the whole continuum of care for arthritis and not just the surgical treatment of it. Even though I specialize in surgery, not everyone needs that treatment, and as an orthopaedic doctor, my role is to help direct the whole process. The care around revision surgeries at other centers is tertiary and many times not at the same place, but here at Duke we treat patients every step of the way at the same practice and have access to the latest treatments. Dr. Jiranek is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

I grew up in Durham and I am extremely proud to work here at Duke. All of my family members still call the Bull City home. Most of my education was completed in Durham, except for four years I spent down the road in Chapel Hill. I played football there and developed an interest in orthopaedic surgery that led me home. I specialize in hip and knee replacement and am very fortunate to do so. We have the ability to help so many people with these operations. It is extremely rewarding to help someone get back to doing the things they want to do with their life. Duke is the kind of place where you are challenged by the most difficult cases weekly and I appreciate that fact. We have great doctors in every field and we work as a team on every aspect of a patient's care once they enter the hospital. Dr. Bolognesi is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

I am an adult reconstruction surgeon here at Duke. I completed graduate school and residency training at Wake Forest University, followed by a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Duke. My choice to pursue a career in adult reconstruction was based on my passion for patient outcomes. I was truly inspired by patients’ satisfaction and the drastic improvement on their quality of life after total joint replacement. I enjoy the systematic approach to problem solving and the complexity of cases in adult reconstruction, especially in the setting of revision arthroplasty. My clinical and research interests are centered around periprosthetic joint infections, a disastrous complication which continues to pose a challenge to the orthopaedic community. Despite the progress made, our goal to prevent infection following arthroplasty surgery remains unaccomplished. It is not an exaggeration to claim that fear of infection lives in the heart of every arthroplasty surgeon who steps into the operating room. My mission is to provide a personalized assessment and treat each patient individually, based upon their condition and needs. Dr. Seyler is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Jacob Schroder is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Schroder has been practicing medicine for over 24 years is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Douglas Tyler is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Tyler is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Liposarcoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Tyler is currently accepting new patients.

Kent Kercher is a General Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Kercher is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Kercher is currently accepting new patients.

Karl Welke is a General Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Welke is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Atresia, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tricuspid Atresia, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Welke is currently accepting new patients.

Russell Howerton is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Howerton is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Adenoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Howerton is currently accepting new patients.

I specialize in treating patients with complex abdominal wall hernias and foregut conditions, such as acid reflux, hiatal hernias, and swallowing disorders. I am passionate about helping people return to the activities and quality of life they enjoy. By using minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery, I am able to repair complex problems in a way that often leads to less pain and a quicker recovery. I understand that surgery can feel overwhelming, and my goal is to make the process as smooth and comfortable as possible. I believe in listening closely to each patient’s goals and working together to create a treatment plan that fits their needs and values. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, exploring the outdoors, and staying active on the golf course. I look forward to caring for you and your family. Dr. Kushner is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.