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About Me
At Duke, I get to practice medicine the way I want to practice medicine – doing things the right way for every patient every time. Duke is a unique place to come for breast imaging and breast care, because the breast team works as a unit. Everyone is in incredibly close communication. When complicated cases come in, we’re constantly in contact by phone or email so that everybody on the team understands what the complication is, and we’re all in on the discussion on how to get the best possible outcome for each patient. Clearly the best part of my job is the ability to interact with my patients. It’s unusual for radiologists to have as much interaction with patients as we do here at Duke. I get to talk with patients and give them their results before they leave. Hopefully it is good news. But if it is more concerning information, I can explain to them what everything means, what the next step is, and we can take them through the process step by step and work through it together.

- Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Breast Imaging 2013
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2000
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Clinical Focus and Research
My research focuses on the very practical aspects of breast imaging, and deciding which test will be most helpful in each situation. For example, I am studying how to use newly approved digital breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammograms) to better diagnose breast cancer. I am also researching the specific appearance of calcifications on mammograms to minimize unnecessary biopsies while not delaying the diagnosis of breast cancer. Other research involves randomized controlled trials on how to make needle biopsy procedures even more comfortable for patients.
- Tebbit, Christopher L., Jun Zhai, Brian R. Untch, Matthew J. Ellis, Holly K. Dressman, Rex C. Bentley, Jay A. Baker, et al. “Novel tumor sampling strategies to enable microarray gene expression signatures in breast cancer: a study to determine feasibility and reproducibility in the context of clinical care.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 118, no. 3 (December 2009): 635–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-008-0301-1.
- Saunders, Robert S., Ehsan Samei, Joseph Y. Lo, and Jay A. Baker. “Can compression be reduced for breast tomosynthesis? Monte carlo study on mass and microcalcification conspicuity in tomosynthesis.” Radiology 251, no. 3 (June 2009): 673–82. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2521081278.
- Singh, Swatee, Georgia D. Tourassi, Jay A. Baker, Ehsan Samei, and Joseph Y. Lo. “Automated breast mass detection in 3D reconstructed tomosynthesis volumes: a featureless approach.” Med Phys 35, no. 8 (August 2008): 3626–36. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2953562.
- Lo, J. Y., A. O. Bilska-Wolak, J. A. Baker, G. D. Tourassi, C. E. Floyd, and M. K. Markey. “Computer-aided diagnosis in breast imaging: Where do we go after detection?” In Recent Advances in Breast Imaging, Mammography, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, 871–900, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1117/3.651880.ch27.
- Horton, J. K., J. A. Baker, R. Blitzblau, G. S. Georgiade, E. S. Hwang, E. A. Duffy, M. Morgan, et al. “Preoperative Partial Breast Radiation Therapy: Short-term Imaging Outcomes With Two Unique Treatment Regimens.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 93:E46–E46. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.658.
- Horton, J. K., R. C. Blitzblau, S. Yoo, G. S. Georgiade, J. Geradts, J. A. Baker, Z. Chang, et al. “Abstract P5-14-04: Preoperative single-fraction partial breast radiotherapy – Initial results from a novel phase I dose-escalation protocol with exploration of radiation response biomarkers.” In Cancer Research, Vol. 73. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2013. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p5-14-04.
- Horton, J. K., R. C. Blitzblau, S. Yoo, G. S. Georgiade, J. Geradts, J. A. Baker, Z. Chang, E. Duffy, and E. S. Hwang. “Preoperative Single-Fraction Partial Breast Radiation Therapy: A Novel Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Protocol and Exploration of Breast Cancer Radiation Response.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 87:S229–S229. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.594.
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
- Society of Breast Imaging