Julia T. Woodward, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
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About Me
I am honored to be integrated into the multidisciplinary team at the Duke Fertility Center helping patients to pursue fertility treatment and alternate means of building their families. Our patients are resilient, interesting people facing one of the toughest challenges of their lives. It is incredibly meaningful to be able to share information, insight, or strategies to support them in this journey. When not at Duke, I love to spend time with my husband. We hike, camp, and travel whenever possible. I've been involved in a monthly book club for almost 15 years with a wonderful group of women who like good food, great conversation, and good stories. And to keep my own stress in check, I make time to do things like spend time with family and friends, cook, run, do yoga, read, or meditate.
LGBTQ+ Identified or Ally
- Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology 2025
- Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility 2020
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Ratings and Reviews
The ratings and reviews are based on patient responses to the overall provider rating question from the survey. The question reads: “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst provider possible and 10 is the best provider possible, what number would you use to rate this provider?” Responses are converted to a 5-point rating system and applied consistently to all providers. Learn more about our survey process. Patients who see some types of providers receive a different version of the patient satisfaction survey. Those results are not available on DukeHealth.org.
Training and Education
Clinical Focus and Research
I am particularly interested in the psychological and familial outcomes for women and men becoming first-time parents after 40, and, in determining what factors promote optimal coping among patients facing prolonged treatment for infertility.
- Decision Making by Patients Seeking Care for Fertility Problems awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2012
- Stalls, Juliann M., Caroline S. Dorfman, Smrithi Divakaran, Kelly Acharya, Jessica Sperling, Julia T. Woodward, Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, Cheyenne Corbett, Kevin Oeffinger, and Rebecca A. Shelby. “Unmet Reproductive Health Care Information Needs of Female Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Oncology Providers' Perspectives.” J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 14, no. 1 (February 2025): 113–17. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2024.0025.
- Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Practice Committee for the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, and Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Practice Committee for the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. “Gamete and embryo donation guidance.” Fertil Steril 122, no. 5 (November 2024): 799–813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.06.004.
- Dorfman, Caroline S., Juliann M. Stalls, Nicole A. Arrato, Rebecca A. Shelby, Julia T. Woodward, Kelly Acharya, Brittany Davidson, Lars Wagner, Cheyenne Corbett, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Adoption as an Alternative Family-Building Strategy: Perceptions of Female, Young Adult Cancer Survivors Receiving Gonadotoxic Treatments.” J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 13, no. 4 (August 2024): 708–13. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2023.0143.
- Hayes, M., and J. T. Woodward. “Lesbians pursuing parenthood: pathways, challenges, and best practices.” In Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health, 123–40, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822288-1.00001-4.
- Stanton, A. L., and J. T. Woodward. “Infertility.” In Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine, Second Edition, 756–58, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543579.191.
- Woodward, J. T., and C. R. Snyder. “Hope as a common factor across psychotherapy approaches: A lesson from the Dodo’s verdict.” In Handbook of Hope Theory, Measures, and Applications, edited by C. R. Snyder. Academic Press, 2000.
- Mebane, Sloane, Benjamin S. Harris, Julia Woodward, Amanda Brucker, Alaattin Erkanli, Caroline Nagle, David Steele, and Shelby Neal. “A survey study evaluating donor gamete utilization rates, patient satisfaction, and fertility treatment outcomes according to desired race and ethnicity.” In Fertil Steril, 122:856–65, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.06.017.
- Woodward, Julia T., and Mephanie Schuette. “DOES WAITING TO HAVE A BABY CHANGE PARENTING EXPERIENCE? ELUCIDATING EXPERIENCES OF PATIENTS WHO USED FERTILITY TREATMENT IN THEIR 20s, 30s, AND 40s.” In FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 118:E93–E93, 2022.
- Woodward, Julia Taylor, and Katherine E. MacDuffie. “ATTITUDES OF OOCYTE DONORS AND NON-DONORS TOWARDS THEIR GENETIC MATERIAL.” In FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 114:E271–E271, 2020.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- 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
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- 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
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
- Progyny
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- 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)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**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
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine