Accepting New Patients
Duke Health Provider
Brian G. Czito, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Duke Health Provider
Accepting New Patients
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Areas of Expertise
Bile Duct Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Gallbladder Cancer
Liver Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Where I See Patients
Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Center Gastrointestinal (GI) Clinic - Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Center Radiation Oncology - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
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My Locations
Fax:
919-684-3953
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology 2018
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2001
Languages I Speak
English
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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
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency
Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1997-2001
Education
MD, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 1996
In the News
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ASTRO issues its first clinical guideline on radiation therapy for anal cancer
eCancer
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants7
Academic Articles167
Book Sections23
Conference Papers33
- Inhibition of CaMKK2 sensitizes rectal cancers to radiation therapy awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
- Knowledge-based Tutoring for Knowledge-based Radiation Therapy awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2020 - 2022
- Turley, R. S., B. G. Czito, J. C. Haney, D. S. Tyler, C. R. Mantyh, and J. Migaly. “Intraoperative pelvic brachytherapy for treatment of locally advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer.” Tech Coloproctol 17, no. 1 (February 2013): 95–100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-012-0892-8.
- Zagar, Timothy M., Rebekah R. White, Christopher G. Willett, Douglas S. Tyler, Paulie Papavassiliou, Katia T. Papalezova, Cynthia D. Guy, Gloria Broadwater, Robert W. Clough, and Brian G. Czito. “Resected pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: patterns of failure and disease-related outcomes with or without radiotherapy.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83, no. 4 (July 15, 2012): 1126–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.041.
- Papalezova, Katia T., Douglas S. Tyler, Dan G. Blazer, Bryan M. Clary, Brian G. Czito, Herbert I. Hurwitz, Hope E. Uronis, Theodore N. Pappas, Christopher G. Willett, and Rebekah R. White. “Does preoperative therapy optimize outcomes in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer?” J Surg Oncol 106, no. 1 (July 1, 2012): 111–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.23044.
- Stewart, C., F. Ho, Y. Fong, S. L. Davis, L. Liu, J. Lindquist, P. Karukonda, C. Willett, and B. Czito. “Management of Metastic Liver Cancer.” In Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach, 347–347, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119756422.ch19.
- Karukonda, P., C. Willett, and B. Czito. “Radiation Therapy.” In Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach, 372–85, 2024.
- Tanksley, J. P., C. G. Willett, B. G. Czito, and M. Palta. “Acute and Chronic Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Radiation Therapy.” In Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease-2 Volume Set, 11th Edition: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, 606-618.e6, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-60962-3.00041-2.
- Karukonda, Pooja, Brian G. Czito, Eileen Duffy, Hope Elizabeth Uronis, Thomas A. D’Amico, John H. Strickler, Donna Niedzwiecki, Christopher Willett, and Manisha Palta. “Pembrolizumab, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy in neoadjuvant treatment of malignant esophago-gastric diseases (PROCEED): Assessment of pathologic response and toxicity in a prospective, phase II single-arm trial.” In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol. 41, 2023.
- Acklin-Wehnert, Scarlett, Divya Dayanidhi, Brian G. Czito, Manisha Palta, Christopher Willett, Christine Elissa Eyler, Christopher Mantyh, et al. “Feasibility of establishing and drug screening patient-derived rectal organoid models from pretreatment rectal cancer biopsies.” In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 41:176–176, 2023.
- Wang, Wentao, Yang Sheng, Manisha Palta, Brian Czito, Christopher Willett, Fang-Fang Yin, Qiuwen Wu, Yaorong Ge, and Q Jackie Wu. “Transfer learning for fluence map prediction in adrenal stereotactic body radiation therapy.” In Phys Med Biol, Vol. 66, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ac3c14.
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.
- Oakstone Publishing CME
- UpToDate, Inc
- Varian Medical Systems