Alyson Johnson, MD
Gastroenterologist
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About Me
My interest in digestive and gastrointestinal disease began as a medical student and only grew over the subsequent years. I have trained at Duke Health within the field of gastroenterology and have a focus in advanced endoscopic techniques and pancreatic and biliary disorders, benign and malignant conditions. I enjoy providing care for all patients within the clinical setting as well as at the time of procedure in order to ensure delivery of the best quality care. I hope to provide a partnership with my patients by getting to know each individual and their family and by serving as an advocate for their care. Last, but not least, I enjoy working with and learning from all of my colleagues at Duke Health. Each member of the Duke team enriches my day at work and also provide continuous opportunities for learning.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Gastroenterology 2021
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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
My research interests include malignant pancreatic and biliary diseases, advanced endoscopic techniques and devices, health care disparities, and delivery of care.
- Duke Training Grant in Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation 2020 - 2021
- Machicado, Jorge D., Bertrand Napoleon, Venkata Akshintala, Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi, Mohammad Bilal, Juan E. Corral, Mohannad Dugum, et al. “Structured training program on confocal laser endomicroscopy for pancreatic cystic lesions: a multicenter prospective study among early-career endosonographers (with video).” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 98, no. 6 (December 2023): 953–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2023.07.019.
- Johnson, Alyson M., Steven Wolf, Mengdi Xuan, Greg Samsa, Arif Kamal, and Deborah A. Fisher. “Index Symptoms and Prognosis Awareness of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Multi-Site Palliative Care Collaborative.” J Palliat Care 38, no. 2 (April 2023): 152–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597211001596.
- Johnson, Alyson M., and Jorge Obando. “A Rare Entity of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in IgG4-Related Disease: A Case Report.” Pancreas 50, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): e26–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000001754.
- McGhan, A., and R. Burbridge. “Therapeutic endoscopy in the management of pancreatic cancer.” In Pancreatic Cancer, 799–813, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7193-0_87.
- Nama, Neesha, Aaron M. Hein, Sandra Au, Jared N. Gloria, Courtney M. Richman, Alice Parish, Donna Niedzwiecki, Alyson McGhan Johnson, Joshua P. Spaete, and Darshan J. Kothari. “Same Admission Cholecystectomy for Patients Admitted With Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis: Testing a Hospital-Based Quality Metric.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 116:S36–37, 2021.
- Hein, Aaron M., Neesha Nama, Sandra Au, Jared N. Gloria, Courtney M. Richman, Alice Parish, Donna Niedzwiecki, Alyson McGhan Johnson, Joshua P. Spaete, and Darshan J. Kothari. “Patient Factors Associated With Oral Feeding Within 1 Day of Admission for Acute Pancreatitis in a Large Multihospital Health System.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 116:S9–S9, 2021.
- Johnson, Alyson M., Steven P. Wolf, Mengdi Xuan, Greg Samsa, Arif Kamal, and Deborah A. Fisher. “Sa1324 – Patient-Reported Symptom Burden in Pancreatic Cancer Across a Multi-Site Palliative Care Collaborative.” In Gastroenterology, 156:S-318. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(19)37622-x.
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.