Christopher B. Granger, MD
Cardiologist
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I’ve been interested in medicine ever since I was a child. I see medicine as being an ideal opportunity to do something interesting because I don’t think there’s anything more interesting than the human body and fixing it when it’s not working correctly. As the director of Duke’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, I see patients in the intensive care unit, but also see patients in the clinic. When I first meet a patient, the most important thing for me is to establish trust and understanding with them. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my children, reading and keeping up with Duke sports.
- Fred Cobb, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology 2024
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology 2007
- Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing 2015
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Clinical Focus and Research
- KARDIA-6 CVOT SUA awarded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 2025 - 2030
- Friedman, L. M., C. D. Furberg, D. L. DeMets, D. M. Reboussin, and C. B. Granger. Fundamentals of clinical trials, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18539-2.
- Guimarães, Patrícia O., Jie-Lena Sun, Kristian Kragholm, Svati H. Shah, Karen S. Pieper, William E. Kraus, Elizabeth R. Hauser, Christopher B. Granger, L Kristin Newby, and MURDOCK Horizon 1 Cardiovascular Study Investigators. “Association of standard clinical and laboratory variables with red blood cell distribution width.” Am Heart J 174 (April 2016): 22–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.01.001.
- Mehta, Shamir R., Christopher B. Granger, William E. Boden, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Jean-Pierre Bassand, David P. Faxon, Rizwan Afzal, et al. “Early versus delayed invasive intervention in acute coronary syndromes.” N Engl J Med 360, no. 21 (May 21, 2009): 2165–75. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0807986.
- Mehta, Rajendra H., Aijing Z. Starr, Renato D. Lopes, Judith S. Hochman, Petr Widimsky, Karen S. Pieper, Paul W. Armstrong, Christopher B. Granger, and APEX AMI Investigators. “Incidence of and outcomes associated with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.” JAMA 301, no. 17 (May 6, 2009): 1779–89. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.600.
- Manly, D. A., and C. B. Granger. “Anticoagulation Drug Trials for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.” In Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation, 35–46, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-55429-9.00003-0.
- Marc Jolicoeur, E., and C. B. Granger. “Anticoagulant Agents.” In Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction, 195–232, 2016.
- Kuijt, W. J., J. Williams, C. B. Granger, M. W. Krucoff, and M. T. Roe. “Current approaches to prevention and management of reperfusion injury.” In Management of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, 9781849960199:215–38, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-019-9_10.
- Haller, P. M., P. Jarolim, M. Palazzolo, A. Bellavia, J. Harrington, J. S. Healey, S. J. Connolly, et al. “Heart failure risk assessment using biomarkers in patients with atrial fibrillation: analysis of 32,041 patients from the COMBINE-AF study.” In European Heart Journal, Vol. 45. Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.486.
- Tannu, M., K. Hua, G. Hankey, J. H. Alexander, R. P. Giugliano, J. Eikelboom, R. Lopes, et al. “Predictors and outcomes of intracranial hemorrhage in 58,000 patients with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation: insights from COMBINE-AF.” In European Heart Journal, Vol. 45. Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.606.
- Jering, K., B. L. Claggett, S. D. Solomon, M. Cikes, C. B. Granger, L. Kober, U. Landmesser, et al. “Differences in risk profiles and clinical outcomes according to age in patients with high-risk myocardial infarction: insights from the PARADISE-MI trial.” In European Heart Journal, Vol. 45. Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.1553.
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
- Abiomed (owned by Johnson and Johnson)
- Alnylam Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Amgen, Inc.
- Anthos
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
- Cardionomic
- Celecor
- Jannsen Pharmaceuticals
- Novartis Pharma
- Novo Nordisk
- Pfizer Inc.
- Philips Healthcare
- tenacio