John M. Reynolds, MD
Transplant Pulmonologist
My Locations
I am licensed to see patients for pre- and post-lung transplant video visits in many states. Ask your doctor for a referral if you'd like to set up a lung pre-transplant consultation via our telehealth option.
About Me
It has been my privilege to care for lung transplant patients for over 20 years. I have found that helping patients and their loved ones along their transplant journey to be very rewarding. My job as the Medical Director of the Duke Lung Transplant Program is to help equip our team to work collectively to achieve the best outcome for our patients. Our mission is to serve patients and the transplant community with a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary team approach to create a pathway to transplant, particularly for those facing barriers from medical co-morbidities. This requires a commitment to communicate and collaborate across all disciplines in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. We want to make the patient experience the best it can possibly be. We also recognize that in order to improve outcomes in lung transplants, there must be significant advances in the prevention and treatment of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Therefore, we support clinical research efforts to this end, participate in the most promising trials, and provide our patients the opportunity to enroll in them.
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine 2023
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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.
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Clinical Focus and Research
- Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2028
- BT-L-CsA-302-DLT BOSTON-3 awarded by BREATH Therapeutics 2020 - 2026
- Tam, Patrick C. K., Julia A. Messina, Bin Ni, Madeleine R. Heldman, Julie M. Steinbrink, John M. Reynolds, Adam D. DeVore, et al. “HOPE in every breath and heartbeat: Understanding transplant eligibility, access barriers, and clinical outcomes in thoracic transplantation in persons with HIV.” JHLT Open 8 (May 2025): 100238–100238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100238.
- Kothadia, Sonya M., Cameron R. Wolfe, Arthur W. Baker, Katherine A. Young, John M. Reynolds, Matthew G. Hartwig, Amanda Rooney, and Madeleine R. Heldman. “Outcomes of lung transplantation from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors during the Omicron wave.” JHLT Open 8 (May 2025): 100249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100249.
- Velez, Jasmine M., Coral Mansfield, Dongfeng Chen, John M. Reynolds, and Grace M. Lee. “Effect of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange-Containing Regimens on Donor Specific Antibodies in Patients With Antibody Mediated Rejection of Pulmonary Transplant.” J Clin Apher 40, no. 2 (April 2025): e70016. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.70016.
- Vekstein, A. M., J. M. Reynolds, and J. A. Klapper. “Preoperative Optimization for Lung Transplant.” In Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease, 1081–88, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119633884.ch77.
- Rim, J. G., A. S. Hellkamp, M. L. Neely, J. M. Reynolds, J. A. Belperio, M. M. Budev, C. W. Frankel, et al. “An Emulated Multicenter Cluster-randomized Trial to Estimate the Impact of Basiliximab Induction Therapy on Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol. 207, 2023.
- Tsuang, W. M., Ml Neely, S. M. Palmer, L. G. Singer, M. Budev, P. Shah, J. A. Belperio, J. M. Reynolds, and L. D. Snyder. “Defining the Temporal Relationship Between Peak Lung Function and Quality of Life Trajectories after Lung Transplantation in a Large Multi-Center Cohort.” In JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 42:S44–S44, 2023.
- Leonard, S., K. A. Young, and J. M. Reynolds. “Mycophenolate Induced Colitis in a Lung Transplant Recipient.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol. 205, 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.