Duke Health Provider
Craig R. Rackley, MD
Pulmonologist
Duke Health Provider
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Where I See Patients
Duke Pulmonary Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Med, Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Med, Critical Care Medicine
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My Locations
Closed:
Opening today at 8:00 am
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham,
NC
27710-4000
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine 2021
Languages I Speak
English
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Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Med, Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Med, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2009-2013
Residency
Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 2006-2009
Education
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington, DC), 2006
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants5
Books1
Academic Articles41
Conference Papers18
- Quantitative 129Xe Gas Exchange MRI for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis awarded by Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2015 - 2017
- Toffaletti, J. G., and C. R. Rackley. Blood Gases and Critical Care Testing: Physiology, Clinical Interpretations, and Laboratory Applications, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-03128-2.
- Hickey, Andrew J., Richard Greendyk, Matthew J. Cummings, Darryl Abrams, Max R. O’Donnell, Craig R. Rackley, Ryan P. Barbaro, Daniel Brodie, and Cara Agerstrand. “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 During the Delta and Omicron Waves in North America.” ASAIO J 71, no. 4 (April 1, 2025): 325–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002334.
- Green, Adam, Abhimanyu Chandel, Emily Damuth, Kimberly D. Fabyan, Sondra Mendelsohn, Craig R. Rackley, Steven A. Conrad, Christopher S. King, and Nitin Puri. “More Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Means More Complications: Does It Matter?” Crit Care Med 53, no. 2 (February 1, 2025): e531–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006498.
- Pratt, Elias H., Aaron M. Pulsipher, Nathaniel G. Moulton, Andrea MacDonald, Emily Poehlein, Cynthia L. Green, and Craig R. Rackley. “Association of RBC Transfusion Thresholds and Outcomes in Medical Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.” Chest 166, no. 6 (December 2024): 1406–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.043.
- Stallworth, Sara, Kelsey Ohman, Jennifer Schultheis, Alice Parish, Heewon Kim, Alaattin Erkanli, and Craig Rackley. “PROPOFOL-ASSOCIATED HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS IN ADULTS WITH ARDS ON ECMO.” In CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 51:388–388, 2023.
- Berger, B., C. Rackley, T. Sporn, and C. Mosher. “Baby Powder and Protein in an Unexpected Cause of Dyspnea in Pregnancy.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol. 207, 2023.
- Cercone, Jessica, Shawn Kram, Morgan Trammel, Craig Rackley, Hui-Jie Lee, James Jr Merchant, and Bridgette Kram. “ANTICOAGULATION TARGETS IN PATIENTS WITH ARDS RECEIVING EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION.” In CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 50:487–487, 2022.
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.
- Inspira
- Roche
- Scopemed
- Select Medical