Accepting New Patients
Duke Health Provider
Marilyn J. Telen, MD
Hematologist
Duke Health Provider
Accepting New Patients
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Where I See Patients
Duke Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center - Clinic 2N - Durham, NC
Duke Hematology Clinic - Clinic 1E - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Med, Hematology/Oncology
American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine
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My Locations
Closed:
Opening tomorrow at 8:00 am
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham,
NC
27710-4000
Fax:
919-681-6174
Closed:
Opening tomorrow at 8:00 am
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham,
NC
27710-4000
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine in Honor of R. Wayne Rundles, M.D., Medicine, Hematology 2001
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematology 1995
- Associate Professor of Pathology, Pathology 1996
Languages I Speak
English, French, Russian
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Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Med, Hematology/Oncology
American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine
Residency
Medicine, State University of New York Buffalo Medical Center (New York), 1977-1980
Medicine, Chief Resident, Deaconess Hospital (New York), 1979-1980
Hematology-Immunohematology, Duke University Medical Center, 1980-1983
Education
MD, New York University School of Medicine, 1973-1977
Clinical Focus and Research
Clinical Trials
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SCD-CARRE (Sickle Cell Disease)IRB# PRO00104840 , NCT# NCT04084080
Publications and Grants
Grants69
Academic Articles305
Book Sections7
Conference Papers93
- NN7535-7822 FLORAL awarded by Novo Nordisk, Inc. 2025 - 2029
- U2C/TL1 NC KUH TRIO Administrative Core awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2023 - 2028
- Sangokoya, Carolyn, Marilyn J. Telen, and Jen-Tsan Chi. “microRNA miR-144 modulates oxidative stress tolerance and associates with anemia severity in sickle cell disease.” Blood 116, no. 20 (November 18, 2010): 4338–48. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-04-214817.
- Brittain, Julia E., Ben Hulkower, Susan K. Jones, Dell Strayhorn, Laura De Castro, Marilyn J. Telen, Eugene P. Orringer, Alan Hinderliter, and Kenneth I. Ataga. “Placenta growth factor in sickle cell disease: association with hemolysis and inflammation.” Blood 115, no. 10 (March 11, 2010): 2014–20. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-04-217950.
- Solovieff, Nadia, Jacqueline N. Milton, Stephen W. Hartley, Richard Sherva, Paola Sebastiani, Daniel A. Dworkis, Elizabeth S. Klings, et al. “Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: genome-wide association studies suggest a regulatory region in the 5' olfactory receptor gene cluster.” Blood 115, no. 9 (March 4, 2010): 1815–22. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-08-239517.
- Stamler, J. S., M. J. Telen, and C. Dinardo. “Functions of blood group antigens.” In Molecular Hematology, 285–97, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394180486.ch20.
- Stamler, J. S., and M. J. Telen. “Functions of blood group antigens.” In Molecular Hematology, 285–96, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119252863.ch21.
- Pawloski, John R., and Marilyn J. Telen. “Functions of Blood Group Antigens,” 241–50. Wiley, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470987063.ch20.
- Telen, Marilyn J., Milena Batchvarova, and Martha Delahunty. “Biologic Assessment of RBC Biology and Neutrophil Activation: Correlation with Sickle Cell Disease Activity.” In Blood, 142:1130–1130. American Society of Hematology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-187032.
- Liang, Pengfei, Yang Zhang, Yui Chun Serena Wan, Shang Ma, Ping Dong, Augustus Lowry, Samuel Francis, et al. “PIEZO1-TMEM16F Interplay in Hereditary Xerocytosis.” In Blood, 142:3818–3818. American Society of Hematology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-178911.
- Kalfa, Theodosia A., Marilyn J. Telen, Santosh L. Saraf, R Clark Brown, Katie Giger Seu, Sandra K. Larkin, Eric Soupene, et al. “Etavopivat, an investigational, once-daily, selective pyruvate kinase-R activator, improves sickle red blood cell health and survival in patients with sickle cell disease: an analysis of exploratory studies in a phase 1 trial.” In BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 197:12–13, 2022.
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
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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
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies or institutions listed below. This information has been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.
- GLG
- Guidepoint Global
- Novartis
- Pfizer Inc.