My Locations
Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
About Me
I am an
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery 2021
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2019
Areas of Expertise
- Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Limb Salvage Surgery
- Pelvic Bone Tumors with Implant Reconstruction
- Mega Prosthetic Limb Reconstruction
- Benign Bone Tumors
- Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
- Metastatic Bone Disease
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 understanding what drives aggressive behavior and drug resistance in sarcoma. This is important because there are few drugs that are effective in treating sarcoma that has spread to other areas of the body. The goal is not only to better understand the biology of sarcoma but also to identify drugs that specifically target these areas to improve treatments and outcomes for patients.
- Cullen, Mark M., Warren Floyd, Bobby Dow, Beatrice Schleupner, Brian E. Brigman, Julia D. Visgauss, Diana M. Cardona, Jason A. Somarelli, and William C. Eward. “ATRX and Its Prognostic Significance in Soft Tissue Sarcoma.” Sarcoma 2024 (2024): 4001796. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4001796.
- Tabarestani, Troy Q., Nicole Levine, Elizabeth Sachs, Ashley Scholl, Roy Colglazier, Robert French, Rami Al-Rohil, Brian Brigman, William Eward, and Julia Visgauss. “Giant cell tumor of bone in the pediatric population: a retrospective study highlighting cases of metaphyseal only location and increased local recurrence rates in skeletally immature patients.” Skeletal Radiol 52, no. 12 (December 2023): 2399–2408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-023-04359-8.
- Abar, Bijan, Junheng Gao, Amanda N. Fletcher, Elizbeth Sachs, Andrew H. Wong, Alexander L. Lazarides, Chinedu Okafor, et al. “Regional anesthesia is associated with improved metastasis free survival after surgical resection of bone sarcomas.” J Orthop Res 41, no. 12 (December 2023): 2721–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25597.
- Visgauss, J. D. “Sternoclavicular injuries.” In Sports Medicine For The Orthopedic Resident, 75–82, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814696975_0006.
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
- Onkos Surgical