Overview
Dr. Richard Krasuski is Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Center at Duke University Medical Center, the Director of Hemodynamic Research, and the Medical Director of the CTEPH Program. He is also Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Duke, a staff member of the Duke Heart Physicians Group and Director of the Duke University Collaborative Cardiovascular Society. He is certified by the ABIM as Diplomate in ACHD, Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. Dr. Krasuski received his medical degree from Harvard and completed a residency in internal medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and a cardiology fellowship at Duke. He then served in the US Air Force, where he was Researcher of the Year in 2004 and the youngest finalist ever for the Gold Headed Cane Award for academic, clinical and research excellence in 2005. At the Cleveland Clinic in 2013 he received the Bruce Hubbard Stewart Award “in recognition of the ability to combine sensitivity and compassion with knowledge and skill in the practice of medicine.” In fall of 2015 he returned to Duke to join their faculty. He currently serves on editorials boards/is a reviewer for >20 leading medical publications and has authored or co-authored >350 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters related to his specialty interests. He is the current chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Adult Congenital Heart Association and has been an invited professor or lecturer at over 100 major medical centers worldwide.
Dr. Krasuski is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Thrombectomy, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Piedmont
Locations
5601 Arringdon Park Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
1126 N Church St, Suite 203, Greensboro, NC 27401
1991 Fordham Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Krasuski 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.
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
Andrew Wang is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Wang is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.
Rex Hospital Inc
George Adams is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Garner, North Carolina. Dr. Adams is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Arterial Insufficiency, Atherectomy, and Angioplasty. Dr. Adams is currently accepting new patients.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
John Vavalle is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Vavalle is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Vavalle is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Isthmian Coarctation
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
- Experienced
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Arachnodactyly
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation