Duke Health Provider
Ashraf S. Habib, MB BCh
Anesthesiologist
Duke Health Provider
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Where I See Patients
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My Locations
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919-681-8166
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Women's 2015
- Chief, Division of Women's Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Women's 2015
- Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015
Languages I Speak
English, Arabic, French
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Training and Education
Fellowship
Obstetric Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center, 2001
Residency
Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom), 1999
Education
MB BCh, Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine (Egypt), 1987
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants20
Academic Articles290
Book Sections6
Conference Papers41
- Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 1996 - 2026
- Bolac, Corey S., Amy H. Wallace, Gloria Broadwater, Laura J. Havrilesky, and Ashraf S. Habib. “The impact of postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis with dexamethasone on postoperative wound complications in patients undergoing laparotomy for endometrial cancer.” Anesth Analg 116, no. 5 (May 2013): 1041–47. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e318276cf58.
- Waldron, N. H., C. A. Jones, T. J. Gan, T. K. Allen, and A. S. Habib. “Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: systematic review and meta-analysis.” Br J Anaesth 110, no. 2 (February 2013): 191–200. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aes431.
- George, Ronald B., Terrence K. Allen, and Ashraf S. Habib. “Intermittent epidural bolus compared with continuous epidural infusions for labor analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Anesth Analg 116, no. 1 (January 2013): 133–44. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182713b26.
- Tan, H. S., and A. S. Habib. “Considerations for anesthesiology in robotic-assisted surgeries.” In Handbook of Robotic Surgery, 239–47, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13271-1.00010-8.
- Habib, A. S., and T. J. Gan. “What Is the Best Strategy for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting?” In Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology, 241–47, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-77846-6.00029-X.
- Strouch, Z., and A. S. Habib. “Hereditary motor sensory neuropathies.” In Consults in Obstetric Anesthesiology, 273–74, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59680-8_78.
- Reese, Melody, Megan K. Wong, Vanessa Cheong, Christine I. Ha, Mary Cooter Wright, Jeffrey Browndyke, Eugene Moretti, et al. “Cognitive and Cerebrospinal Fluid Alzheimer's Disease-related Biomarker Trajectories in Older Surgical Patients and Matched Nonsurgical Controls.” In Anesthesiology, 140:963–78, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004924.
- Gelb, Adrian W., Todd Bertoch, Ashraf S. Habib, Pangke Yan, Rong Zhou, Michael Essandoh, William L. Daley, and Tong J. Gan. “ENicacy and Safety of HSK3486 Compared with Propofol for Induction of General Anesthesia During Elective Surgery in Older Participants: A Pooled Analysis.” In ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 139:2096–98, 2024.
- Gan, Tong J., Todd Bertoch, Ashraf S. Habib, Pangke Yan, Rong Zhou, Yu-Ling Lai, Xiao Liu, Michael Essandoh, William L. Daley, and Adrian W. Gelb. “Efficacy and Safety of HSK3486 Compared with Propofol for Induction of General Anesthesia During Elective Surgery.” In ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 139:1928–30, 2024.
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.
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- Orion
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.