Duke Health Provider
Giselle Yvette López, MD, PhD
Neuropathologist
Duke Health Provider
Where I See Patients
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Pathology, Pathology - Anatomic - General
American Board of Pathology, Neuropathology
My Locations
About Me
LGBTQ+ Identified or Ally
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor in Pathology, Pathology 2024
- Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2020
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2019
Languages I Speak
English, Spanish
Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Pathology, Pathology - Anatomic - General
American Board of Pathology, Neuropathology
Fellowship
Neuropathology, University of California, San Francisco, 2016-2018
Residency
Anatomic Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 2014-2016
Education
MD, Duke University, 2014
PhD, Pathology, Duke University, 2014
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants5
Academic Articles35
Book Sections2
Conference Papers20
- Medical Scientist Training Program awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences 2022 - 2027
- López, Giselle Y., Jessica Van Ziffle, Courtney Onodera, James P. Grenert, Iwei Yeh, Boris C. Bastian, Jennifer Clarke, et al. “The genetic landscape of gliomas arising after therapeutic radiation.” Acta Neuropathol 137, no. 1 (January 2019): 139–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-018-1906-z.
- Lopez, Giselle Y., Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, Joanna J. Phillips, John-Paul Bouffard, Yaron A. Moshel, Kurt Jaeckle, B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Marc K. Rosenblum, Arie Perry, and David A. Solomon. “Diffuse midline gliomas with subclonal H3F3A K27M mutation and mosaic H3.3 K27M mutant protein expression.” Acta Neuropathol 134, no. 6 (December 2017): 961–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-017-1780-0.
- López, Giselle, Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, Mitchel S. Berger, Arie Perry, and David A. Solomon. “Diffuse non-midline glioma with H3F3A K27M mutation: a prognostic and treatment dilemma.” Acta Neuropathol Commun 5, no. 1 (May 15, 2017): 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-017-0440-x.
- López, G. Y., M. Samsky, R. Jones, C. Adamson, and H. Yan. “Genetic alterations in glioblastoma multiforme.” In Systems Biology of Cancer, 323–44, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511979811.022.
- “Current state of the evolving MMMN cancer progression models of cancer,” 323–456. Cambridge University Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511979811.022.
- Santana-Santini, Jorge, Huifang Dai, Paul Ferrell, Salvatore Pizzo, and Giselle Lopez. “Anti-GRP78 for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors.” In JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, 81:490–490, 2022.
- Cimino, Patrick, Courtney Ketchum, Zied Abdullaev, Rust Turakulov, Caterina Giannini, Peter Pytel, Giselle Lopez, et al. “Expanded Analysis of High-Grade Astrocytoma with Piloid Features Identifies Epigenetically Distinct Subtypes.” In JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, 81:440–440, 2022.
- Smith, Vanessa, Annick Desjardins, Julieann Lee, Patrick Devine, Calixto-Hope Lucas, Ranleigh Fleshman, Arie Perry, and Giselle Lopez. “Cerebellar Collision Tumor of High-Grade Astrocytoma and Meningioma.” In JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, 81:451–451, 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.
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- Caris Life Sciences
- SNPSnipe, Inc.
- Servier Pharmaceuticals
- Tegus