Jay S. Lee, MD
Surgical Oncologist
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Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
About Me
I am a surgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of skin cancers, including melanoma, squamous carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. I work together with doctors from other specialties at Duke Health to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for our patients and ensure we offer the most up-to-date treatments for our patients.
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology 2022
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences 2023
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2024
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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.
Training and Education
Clinical Focus and Research
My research focuses on how surgeons change their practice in response to new medical breakthroughs for patients with cancer. My goal is to develop strategies that will help surgeons rapidly change their practice when new information and treatments become available. This work will help ensure patients have access to high-quality, evidence-based treatments as soon as they become available.
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EXCILYNT (Melanoma)IRB# PRO00114693 , NCT# NCT05839912
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SWOG S2015: Comparing Resection Options in Melanoma RemovalIRB# PRO00111628 , NCT# NCT03860883
- Improving decision-making for older adults with melanoma awarded by National Institutes of Health 2024 - 2026
- EXCILYNT (MEL69) awarded by University of Virginia - Charlottesville 2024 - 2025
- Beckhorn, Catherine B., Kristen E. Rhodin, Harold J. Leraas, Norma E. Farrow, Jay S. Lee, Georgia M. Beasley, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “National Trends in Management of the Nodal Basin for Pediatric Patients With Occult Stage III Melanoma in the United States.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 72, no. 5 (May 2025): e31627. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31627.
- Rhodin, Kristen E., Norma E. Farrow, Maria Xu, Jay Lee, Douglas S. Tyler, and Georgia M. Beasley. “National Trends in Management of Pathologic Stage III Melanoma.” Ann Surg Oncol 30, no. 5 (May 2023): 2586–89. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13101-6.
- Fry, Brian T., Ryan A. Howard, Vidhya Gunaseelan, Jay S. Lee, Jennifer F. Waljee, Michael J. Englesbe, and Joceline V. Vu. “Association of Postoperative Opioid Prescription Size and Patient Satisfaction.” Ann Surg 276, no. 6 (December 1, 2022): e1064–69. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004784.
- Harbaugh, Calista, Majed Afana, Stephanie Burdick, Joseph East, Sindhura Kodali, Jay Lee, Shaun Patel, et al. “Portrayal of Organ Donation and Transplantation on American Primetime Television.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 11:62–62. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2011.
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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