Duke Health Provider
Being able to see patients post-operatively after a smooth recovery and talk about how much better they feel afterwards ... is amazing.
Douglas Overbey, MD, MPH
Pediatric Heart Surgeon
Duke Health Provider
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Where I See Patients
Duke Children's Health Center Cardiac Transplant - Durham, NC
Duke Children's Health Center Cardiology Clinic - Durham, NC
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Being able to see patients post-operatively after a smooth recovery and talk about how much better they feel afterwards ... is amazing.
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My Locations
Fax:
919-613-0142
Fax:
919-681-8927
About Me
School of Medicine Departments and Divisions
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2023
Languages I Speak
English
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Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University, 2019-2022
Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Duke University, 2022-2023
Residency
Surgery, University of Colorado, 2012-2019
Education
MD, University of Missouri, 2012
MPH, University of Colorado, 2017
In the News
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EXCLUSIVE: 1 heart saves 3 girls in a unique surgery that could help other children
TODAY
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Failing heart saves two more lives in medical first
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Back to School Weeks After Minimally Invasive Surgery for Atrial Septal Defect
Duke Health Blog
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants3
Academic Articles63
Book Sections2
Conference Papers3
- Partial Heart Transplant Registry. awarded by The Brett Boyer Foundation 2025 - 2026
- Optimizing and Scaling Partial Heart Transplantation awarded by The Brett Boyer Foundation 2024 - 2024
- Beckhorn, Catherine B., Mary E. Moya-Mendez, Michael Aiduk, Steven Thornton, Cathlyn K. Medina, Anna D. Louie, Douglas Overbey, Joseph Y. Cao, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Use of photon-counting CT and three-dimensional printing for an intra-thoracic retained ballistic fragment in a 9-year-old.” Pediatr Radiol 55, no. 4 (April 2025): 875–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-025-06185-7.
- Medina, Cathlyn K., Berk Aykut, Lauren E. Parker, Neel K. Prabhu, Lillian Kang, Ziv Beckerman, Jacob N. Schroder, Douglas M. Overbey, and Joseph W. Turek. “Early single-center experience with an ex vivo organ care system in pediatric heart transplantation.” J Heart Lung Transplant 44, no. 4 (April 2025): 545–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.10.027.
- Aykut, Berk, Hiba Ghandour, Michael Mensah-Mamfo, Smith M. Ngeve, Tatum Baldwin, Cathlyn K. Medina, John A. Kucera, et al. “Partial heart transplant valves demonstrate growth in piglets despite prolonged cold storage.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, March 26, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.03.018.
- Overbey, D. M., and T. N. Robinson. “Frailty.” In Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets: Seventh Edition, 74–77, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-47873-1.00016-4.
- Overbey, D. M., and E. L. Jones. “Acid Peptic Ulcer Disease.” In Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets: Seventh Edition, 209–14, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-47873-1.00047-4.
- Andersen, Nicholas D., Douglas M. Overbey, Neel K. Prabhu, Andrew W. McCrary, Jennifer I. Sherwin, Veerajalandhar Allareddy, and Joseph W. Turek. “Staged repair of borderline hypoplastic heart disease with early biventricular conversion.” In JTCVS Tech, 24:150–63, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.02.006.
- Overbey, Douglas M., Natalia O. Glebova, Brandon C. Chapman, Patrick W. Hosokawa, John C. Eun, and Mark R. Nehler. “Morbidity of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is directly related to diameter.” In J Vasc Surg, 66:1037-1047.e7, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.01.058.
- Chapman, Brandon C., Alessandro Paniccia, Patrick W. Hosokawa, William G. Henderson, Douglas M. Overbey, Wells Messersmith, Martin D. McCarter, et al. “Impact of Facility Type and Surgical Volume on 10-Year Survival in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.” In J Am Coll Surg, 224:362–72, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.11.011.
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.
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