G. Chad Hughes, MD
Accepting New Patients
Rating details
4.91 out of 5
690 ratings, 71 reviews
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G. Chad Hughes, MD

Heart Surgeon

Duke Health Provider question
Accepting New Patients
Call for an Appointment
919-668-0903
Areas of Expertise
Aortic Valve Repair
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic Arch and Thoracoabdominal Repair
Where I See Patients
Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G - Durham, NC
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Location Details
Board Certified
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

My Locations

About Me

School of Medicine Departments and Divisions
Current Appointments and Affiliations
  • Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020
Languages I Speak
English

Call for an Appointment

919-668-0903

Areas of Expertise

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.

Overall Provider Rating
4.91 out of 5
690 ratings, 71 reviews

Training and Education

Board Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship
Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Residency
General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1995-2002
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2002-2005
Education
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1995

Clinical Focus and Research

Clinical Trials
Publications and Grants
  • Sabe, A. A., R. P. Plichta, and G. C. Hughes. “Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: When Not to Operate.” In , 519–34, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66668-2_36.
  • Sabe, A. A., and G. C. Hughes. “Acute Type B Aortic Dissection.” In , 487–96, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24174-2_53.
  • Husain, Aatif M., Rebecca Rendahl, and G Chad Hughes. “Aortic Surgery.” In , 227–57, 2015.

Insurance Accepted

Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.

    • 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
    • Ambetter of North Carolina
    • Blue Advantage
    • Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
    • Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
    • Blue Select
    • NC State Employees Health Plan

    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

    • Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
    • Cigna Choice Plus
    • Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access Plus

    • *Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.

    • Duke Basic
    • Duke Select
    • Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
  • Gateway Health Alliance
  • Healthgram
    • 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
    • First Medicare Direct
    • Medicare Part A
    • Medicare Part B
    • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
    • Carolina Complete Health
    • Healthy Blue
    • NC Medicaid Direct
    • WellCare of North Carolina
    • TRICARE Prime
    • TRICARE Prime Remote
    • TRICARE Select
    • 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)

    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

    • **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.
  • W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.