Todd Shapley-Quinn is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Dr. Shapley-Quinn is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Shapley-Quinn is currently accepting new patients.

I have been honored to have spent my entire career, since completing my residency in 1986, working in the wonderful and diverse community of Hillsborough. Family medicine was a perfect career choice for me. I love the long-term relationships with patients of all ages. I particularly enjoy women's health, and I have grown fond of geriatrics, as the patient population I care for is aging. Outside of medicine, I have three young adult children and a great husband. I am a competitive masters swimmer, a cyclist, a triathlete, and I like to cook and read. Dr. Satter is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Coccydynia, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

I treat adult patients with a broad range of clinical ailments and obesity. I particularly enjoy disease prevention and geriatrics. My approach to care is holistic, respectful, patient-centered, and guided by science. I strongly believe in the prevention of disease whenever possible. I enjoy seeing patients, getting to know them well, and helping them to achieve their desired goals. Dr. Tushabe is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Renovascular Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

I have been an internist for many years, having first worked in upstate New York in my own private practice. My family and I moved to North Carolina in 2005. In addition to caring for my own panel of patients, I am involved in administrative work as well as teaching at the medical center and at Duke Primary Care Pickett Road. I especially enjoy internal medicine because of the problem solving that is often required to diagnose adult illnesses, and I savor the long-term relationships that I have with many of my patients. On a personal note, I have three wonderful teenage children, a black lab puppy, and my wife is a vascular surgeon. All keep me busy at home, but in my small amount of free time, I also enjoy road biking and have participated in a number of sprint and Olympic-length triathlons over the last 10 years. "". Dr. Peyser is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

My clinical interests are urgent care and primary care medicine, including pediatrics, adolescents, adults, dermatology, gynecology, sports medicine, minor wound care, Latino health, underserved populations, and international medicine. Dr. Ernesto-Olmedo is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

I provide primary care to all ages. I enjoy caring for children through older adults, especially when I see the whole family. I feel lucky to live so close by in the downtown Durham area with my husband and four kids. We regularly take advantage of the ability to walk to many of Durham’s great restaurants, the farmer's market, and activities on the Duke University campus. Dr. Sease is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

My interest in medicine stems from my rural roots and a desire to help the underserved. My hobbies include youth mentoring, traveling, and personal health and wellness. Dr. Todd is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

"When I was a boy, I dreamed of becoming a simple country doctor. Although today I am not so much ""in the country"", that kind of doctor is who I am at heart. I enjoy the combination of the breadth of family medicine with the depth of the relationships the field allows me to form with patients of all ages and from all walks of life. I am particularly interested in cardiovascular disease prevention and helping patients manage hypertension (high blood pressure). Men's health is another area of interest, and I try to role model a healthy lifestyle by exercising regularly and eating a healthful diet. I also offer no needle, no scalpel vasectomies at Duke Family Medicine Center. My research focuses on hypertension, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and obesity prevention. I enjoy traveling and taking time to appreciate the beauty and wonder around us.". Dr. Viera is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Obesity.

Randy Adams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hillsborough, North Carolina. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Adams is currently accepting new patients.

Ziad Gellad is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Gellad is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Colorectal Cancer, Painful Swallowing, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gellad is currently accepting new patients.

Brian Shaner is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Shaner is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Shaner is currently accepting new patients.

"I'm originally from a small town in Wisconsin where my mother, a nurse, raised me to value helping people in our community. After college, I started a career path to become a scientist but found I missed the direct connections with others. I switched paths and have come to love my long-term relationships with patients in primary care. As I have two young children of my own, pediatrics has become a special love of mine. At home, I love jogging (I never claim to ""run,"" as I'm really not that fast), photographing people, snuggling my kids, and laughing with my husband.". Dr. Tierney-Grandis is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

I chose a career in family medicine because I enjoy providing preventative health care and disease management to all ages. My approach to patient care is that of a partnership. I advise patients that my role as a primary care physician is to educate patients on current evidence-based guidelines for preventative health and for disease management. I want to ensure that patients are able to make an educated decision regarding their health care. My ideal vision of family medicine includes providing care to three generations, where I am the primary care provider to the grandparents, the parents, and the children. Understanding the dynamics of three generations of a family allows me insight into family medical history, family social dynamics, and family emotional stressors. This insight enhances my medical decision making for each individual in the family. I am married and have two children. We have two rescue dogs who keep us very busy. I spend most of my time outside of work with my family. I do prioritize exercise for my personal health maintenance. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Premature Ovarian Failure, High Cholesterol, and Hypertension.

I consider it a great privilege to be a primary care provider and to get to know each patient’s life story. I make an effort to take a holistic and collaborative approach to patient care. I understand the symptoms a patient has are part of their story and that the interventions we choose must bear in mind the continued development of that story. As a family doctor, I care for newborn infants, the oldest adults, and everyone in between. In my spare time, I enjoy reading nonfiction, trips to local bookstores, exercise, playing the guitar, and traveling with my wife and two dogs. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Folate Deficiency, and Subacute Combined Degeneration.

I’ve always enjoyed interacting with people, and I feel like it is a privilege to care for them at this level. I take pride in the fact that I can usually make people feel very comfortable. I also feel that as a physician I am able to empower my patients to take care of themselves. It’s a group effort. I really enjoy seeing children. I probably have one of the bigger pediatric populations in my practice. I enjoy seeing families and watching kids grow up. Before I started here, I was in private practice in Florida for more than five years. My wife and I moved back to the area when she was pregnant with our first child, because this is the area in which we wanted to raise a family. It’s a wonderful place for young families and children. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

My family and I moved to North Carolina from California in March 2013 to be closer to our extended families. We love the vibrant, family-friendly culture in Chapel Hill and are looking forward to raising our two young daughters here. Having my own children now has strengthened my commitment to family medicine and my role as an advocate for the health of all of my patients, from infancy on. I am honored to be a part of the Duke team, which allows me to practice in this community and deliver care through a nationally and internationally recognized medical system. His top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

It is the diversity of individual human experiences, backgrounds, ethnicities, and belief systems that led me to family medicine. My own background is Korean-American. My parents are both immigrants from South Korea. I was born and grew up in the United States. I went to college in New York and then spent two years with the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso. My medical training included deeply memorable experiences from rotations through the Indian Health Service in Arizona to riding small planes to villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Western Alaska. Prior to coming to Duke, I worked in rural North Carolina. I see patients of all ages from newborn to end of life care. My interests include preventive medicine, women’s health, maternal child health and international health issues. My husband is an anthropologist and we have two young children. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Sitosterolemia.

It is a privilege to be a primary care provider. While I enjoy many aspects of family medicine, getting to know each of my patients on a personal level and serving as their advocate is what inspires me the most. I feel that trust is the key to a strong doctor-patient relationship and I hope to foster this through open communication and mutual respect. My medical interests include sports medicine and preventative medicine. I am blessed with a supportive wife and two beautiful children. Our family moved to North Carolina in 2015 to be close to our family and friends. We are excited by what the Research Triangle area has to offer and look forward to establishing roots in this community. I most enjoy spending time with my family and watching our children learn and grow. I also love to fish, travel, swim, and hike. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

I have many interests in medicine, including preventive health care, women's health, adolescent health and managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. I chose family medicine as it not only allows me to provide personalized long-term care to my patients, but I also have the ability to get to know my patients, their friends and family members. Outside of medicine, I enjoy staying active. I hike, run and seek out new trails in the area with my family. I also spend weekends taking in the art, food, and music scene in Durham. I appreciate traveling, but this can get a little difficult as we have 5 rescue dogs of all ages who require a lot of attention! I moved to the Triangle from Phoenix, AZ, and am enjoying learning about and discovering the area. Her top areas of expertise are Tietz Syndrome, Costochondritis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

I enjoy partnering with patients on lifestyle modification and managing complex medical issues using both conventional and complementary approaches. I have a special interest in mind-body medicine. I started my medical career with seven years in private practice in Green Bay, Wisconsin, providing office-based, hospital, and nursing home care. In 2002, my family and I set off for the warmer climate of North Carolina in order to live in an area with a more ethnically diverse population and a longer growing season. I joined Durham Medical Center, a part of Duke Primary Care. In 2012, I helped create the Duke Integrative Primary Care Program. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia, and High Cholesterol.

After 20 years of clinical and research experience using low carbohydrate, ketogenic diets, I am continually amazed at how health can be improved by just changing the food that someone eats. I use an approach that is simple and effective, and evidence-based. Medical conditions, like type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, GERD, fatty liver, and PCOS, can all be improved or even reversed through food. I am specialized in internal Medicine and obesity medicine, and I am the author of the books End Your Carb Confusion, The New Atkins for a New You, Keto Clarity, and Cholesterol Clarity. Dr. Westman is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

I am trained in internal medicine with a specialty in geriatrics. This allows me to provide care from young to older adults. My passion has always been to provide meaningful patient care informed by evidence-based medicine and more importantly patient’s health goals. I, along with my care team, emphasize safety, overall healthy lifestyle, and prevention. We are committed to providing you with an exceptional experience. I also focus on cardiovascular management and memory assessment. Additionally, my multicultural background has allowed me to provide patient care in various parts of the world and help further broaden my perspective. Outside of work, I love spending time with my husband and two daughters, traveling, baking, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors of North Carolina. Dr. Illath is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

I am medical director of Duke Family Medicine Center, and my interests include women’s health, quality improvement, and medical education. I am always on the lookout for new and better ways to serve and help our patients. I gain a lot of personal satisfaction from being involved with nearly every aspect of patient care. I am involved in the center’s CenteringPregnancy® prenatal care initiative. I have worked at Duke Family Medicine since I moved to the area in 2008, and I have served as medical director since 2011. I have always enjoyed teaching and believe it is a core value of our practice. When not at work, I am spending time with my spouse, who is also a physician, and my three children. Indeed, life is never boring for me. Dr. Ragsdale-Iii is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Clear Cell Sarcoma, Familial Wilms Tumor 2, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), and Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.

I believe the path to better health starts with clear communication and a commitment from both the patient and the doctor. I live my life as my father, who was also a physician, taught me. I encourage myself and my patients to realize that today is an opportunity that may not present itself tomorrow and enjoy what you have, as there are many blessings even if you don’t see them. I enjoy spending time in nature and believe it has healing powers – nature is the best “reset button” in life. I love to challenge myself with outdoor sports including running marathons, biking, hiking and yoga. Dr. Chazli is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

I knew from an early age that I wanted to be a primary care physician like my grandfather. His passion for his work is one that I now share. I firmly believe in the importance of prevention and make every effort I can to engage my patients before they become ill, so they can remain happy and healthy members of their communities. I feel honored that my patients have chosen me to serve as their primary care physician. It is a privilege to share in people’s experiences, especially when they are feeling most vulnerable. When I'm not practicing medicine, I am trying to soak up every moment I can get with my wonderful wife and two incredible kids. I also love music and play the banjo, piano, and cello. Dr. Halpern is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.