Laura H. Rosenberger, MD, MS
Surgical Oncologist
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Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
About Me
My interest in surgery came from a fascination in our ability to interrupt a disease process and the body’s ability to heal. I have dedicated my practice to surgical oncology of the breast, as I am passionate about helping women understand this complex and extremely personal diagnosis. Having walked through breast cancer with a family member, I recognize the importance of accurate risk assessment and informed decision making tailored to one’s own principles of health and wholeness. I am committed to providing compassionate care, alleviating fears of the unknown, and listening to the needs of my patients to obtain the best possible outcome.
LGBTQ+ Identified or Ally
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology 2021
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2019
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Areas of Expertise
- Breast Conserving Surgery
- Fibroadenoma and Fibroepithelial Lesions
- Primary Breast Sarcomas
- Mastectomy
- Phyllodes Tumors
Ratings and Reviews
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Clinical Focus and Research
My research interests include breast cancer in young women and rare breast stromal tumors, such as primary breast sarcomas. I have a specific interest in fibroepithelial lesions, such as fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumors.
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Rare Breast Tumor RegistryIRB# PRO00102502
- Botty van den Bruele, Astrid, Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Koumani W. Ntowe, Laura H. Rosenberger, Carolyn Menendez, Lars J. Grimm, Akiko Chiba, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “High risk surveillance MRI may not be necessary in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers over 70 years old.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 211, no. 2 (June 2025): 421–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07657-y.
- Nakhlis, Faina, Gabrielle M. Baker, Tianyu Li, Priscilla F. McAuliffe, George Plitas, Kandice K. Ludwig, Marc Boisvert, et al. “ASO Visual Abstract: The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Ipsilateral Infiltrating Carcinoma and/or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients Diagnosed with Flat Epithelial Atypia by Core Needle Biopsy (TBCRC 034).” Annals of Surgical Oncology 32, no. 4 (April 2025): 2608–9. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-16877-x.
- Wang, Ton, Drew Neish, Samantha M. Thomas, Astrid Botty van den Bruele, Laura H. Rosenberger, Akiko Chiba, Kendra J. Modell Parrish, et al. “Risk Stratification for Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Older Women With Early-Stage Estrogen Receptor-Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Neu-Negative Invasive Breast Cancer.” JCO Clin Cancer Inform 9 (March 2025): e2400186. https://doi.org/10.1200/CCI-24-00186.
- Bruele, A. B. van den, and L. H. Rosenberger. “Breast conservation surgery.” In Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery: Third Edition, 89–99, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63878-7_10.
- Turza Campbell, K., L. H. Rosenberger, A. D. Politano, T. Hranjec, and R. G. Sawyer. “Management of Infectious Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient.” In Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient, 83–92, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119962083.ch10.
- Nakhlis, Faina, Gabrielle M. Baker, Tianyu Li, Priscilla F. McAuliffe, George Plitas, Kandice K. Ludwig, Marc Boisvert, et al. “ASO Visual Abstract: The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Ipsilateral Infiltrating Carcinoma and/or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients Diagnosed with Flat Epithelial Atypia by Core Needle Biopsy (TBCRC 034).” In Ann Surg Oncol, 32:2608–9, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-16877-x.
- Rosenberger, Laura H., Richard F. Riedel, Emilia J. Diego, Amanda L. Nash, Juneko E. Grilley-Olson, Natalie A. Danziger, Ethan S. Sokol, Jeffrey S. Ross, and Sarah L. Sammons. “Genomic landscape of malignant phyllodes tumors reveals multiple targetable opportunities.” In Oncologist, 29:1024–31, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyae218.
- Limberg, Jessica N., Tyler Jones, Samantha M. Thomas, Koumani W. Ntowe, Juliet C. Dalton, Astrid Botty van den Bruele, Ton Wang, et al. “Omission of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Residual Nodal Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 31:8813–20, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-16143-6.
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.
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