Stefanie G. Schuman, MD
Ophthalmologist, Retinal Specialist
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About Me
I am a Retinal Ophthalmologist and completed my fellowship at Duke. I joined the stellar Retina faculty here to provide exceptional care to patients. My approach with patients is to explain their retinal condition, and answer any questions they have. I am excited to be part of a team that provides the latest imaging technology to diagnose retinal disease, including macular diseases, vascular conditions, diabetic retinopathy, and medication related toxicities. I provide patients with all their options to treat their condition with the latest advancements.
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery 2023
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Areas of Expertise
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.
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Clinical Focus and Research
I specialize in macular degeneration, vein occlusions, integrative medicine, novel retinal imaging techniques, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy research.
- Patel, Hemal, Ariana Allen, Jamie Karl, Peter Weng, Sandra S. Stinnett, Jullia A. Rosdahl, and Stefanie G. Schuman. “Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Burden in Patients With Lower Household Incomes vs Higher Household Incomes.” J Vitreoretin Dis, January 7, 2025, 24741264241309684. https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264241309683.
- Peters, Katherine S., Stefanie G. Schuman, Sweta Sengupta, Mithu Maheswaranathan, and Sidney M. Gospe. “Papilledema and Combined Central Retinal Artery and Central Retinal Vein Occlusion as a Manifestation of Behçet Disease.” J Neuroophthalmol 44, no. 3 (September 1, 2024): e371–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001941.
- Allen, Ariana, Hemal Patel, Sandra S. Stinnett, Jullia A. Rosdahl, and Stefanie Schuman. “Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Treatment Burden and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy.” J Vitreoretin Dis 8, no. 3 (2024): 263–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264241231185.
- McNabb, Ryan P., Pablo Ortiz, Kyung-Min Roh, Mark Draelos, Stefanie G. Schuman, Glenn J. Jaffe, Eleonora M. Lad, Joseph Izatt, and Anthony N. Kuo. “Robotically aligned OCT enables physically distanced imaging and relevant measurements in a retina clinic population.” In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 62, 2021.
- Sleiman, Karim, Malini Veerappan, Katrina P. Winter, Michelle N. McCall, Glenn Yiu, Sina Farsiu, Emily Y. Chew, Traci Clemons, Cynthia A. Toth, and Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Ancillary Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study Group. “Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of Risk for Progression to Non-Neovascular Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration.” In Ophthalmology, 124:1764–77, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.06.032.
- Wen, Joanne C., Darryl R. Overby, Michael Madekurozwa, Brian Chu, Priyatham S. Mettu, Stefanie G. Schuman, Pratap Challa, Scott W. Cousins, and R Rand Allingham. “The effect of anti-VEGF injections on tonographic aqueous outflow facility and a novel method to calculate facility using the post-injection IOP decay curve.” In INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2014.
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
- 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.