Jatin Roper, MD
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My goal is to guide patients through treatment and screening programs to reduce their risk of cancer.
– Jatin Roper, MD

Jatin Roper, MD

Gastroenterologist

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Accepting New Patients
Call for an Appointment
919-684-6437
Where I See Patients
Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC
Duke Endoscopy Clinic - Clinic 2H - Durham, NC
Duke Gastroenterology Clinic - Clinic 2J - Durham, NC
Location Details
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Med, Gastroenterology
My goal is to guide patients through treatment and screening programs to reduce their risk of cancer.
– Jatin Roper, MD

My Locations

About Me

I am a gastroenterologist and gastrointestinal cancer geneticist. I diagnose and treat a range of gastrointestinal conditions with endoscopy and colonoscopy. I also perform colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. As a member of the Hereditary Cancer Clinic, I am interested in helping patients assess their risk for gastrointestinal cancers. I work closely with genetic counselors to review family history of cancer, detailed health history, environmental exposures, and genetic testing results. I then integrate these findings to provide a personalized cancer risk assessment for each patient. My goal is to guide patients through treatment and screening programs to reduce their risk of cancer.

Current Appointments and Affiliations
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology 2019
  • Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Cell Biology 2022
  • Assistant Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology 2020
Languages I Speak
English, Hindi, Spanish

Call for an Appointment

919-684-6437

Training and Education

Board Certification
American Board of Internal Med, Gastroenterology
Fellowship
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tufts Medical Center (Massachusetts), 2008-2012
Residency
Internal Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center (New York), 2004-2008
Education
MD, Boston University School of Medicine (Massachusetts), 2004

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Clinical Focus and Research

My Research Interests

My laboratory is interested in understanding how the cells of the intestine and colon grow in disease states such as inflammation and cancer. I showed that diet-induced obesity increases the growth of intestinal cells and increases the risk of colorectal cancer development. I also developed new ways to study the intestine using three-dimensional tissues (called “organoids”) that are derived from animal models or humans. This work showed that specific cells in colon tumors, called “stem cells”, rapidly divide to promote cancer progression. The long-term goal of our research is to develop new approaches to treat intestinal diseases.

Clinical Trials
Publications and Grants
  • Cetinbas, N. M., J. Roper, and Ö. H. Yilmaz. “The Cancer Stem Cell Niche.” In , 167–84, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802734-9.00011-1.
  • Roper, J., and K. E. Hung. “Molecular mechanisms of colorectal carcinogenesis.” In , 25–65, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8412-7_2.

Insurance Accepted

Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.

    • Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
    • Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
    • Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice POS
    • Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
    • Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
    • Aetna Open Choice PPO
    • Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
    • Aetna Select HMO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice
    • Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
    • Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
    • Aetna/CVS Health
    • Ambetter of North Carolina
    • Blue Advantage
    • Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
    • Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
    • Blue Select
    • NC State Employees Health Plan

    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

    • Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
    • Cigna Choice Plus
    • Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access Plus

    • *Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.

    • Duke Basic
    • Duke Select
    • Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
  • Gateway Health Alliance
  • Healthgram
    • Humana Choice (PPO)
    • Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
    • Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
    • Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
    • Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
  • MedCost
    • First Medicare Direct
    • Medicare Part A
    • Medicare Part B
    • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
    • Carolina Complete Health
    • Healthy Blue
    • NC Medicaid Direct
    • WellCare of North Carolina
    • TRICARE Prime
    • TRICARE Prime Remote
    • TRICARE Select
    • AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
    • AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
    • AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
    • All Savers Alternate Funding
    • All Savers Fully Insured
    • United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
    • United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
    • United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
    • United Healthcare Option PPO
    • United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
    • United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
    • United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
    • United Medical Resources (UMR)

    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

    • **Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.

External Relationships

Duke requires faculty members to report certain relationships outside of their employment in order to ensure potential conflicts can be addressed. This faculty member has reported no outside activities that relate to their Duke responsibilities.