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Duke Health Provider
Marie T. McDonald, MD, MB BCh
Pediatric Medical Genetics Specialist
Duke Health Provider
Accepting New Patients
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Where I See Patients
Duke Children's Health Center Genetics Clinic - Durham, NC
Lenox Baker Children's Hospital - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics - General
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My Locations
Fax:
919-668-0414
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Medical Genetics 2021
Languages I Speak
English
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Ratings and Reviews
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Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics - General
Fellowship
Pediatric Genetics, University of Michigan, 1991-1994
Residency
Internal Medicine, Saint James and Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals (Ireland), 1986-1989
Pediatrics, Children's and Rotunda Hospitals (Ireland), 1989-1991
Education
MD, Trinity College (Ireland), 1994
MB BCh, BAO, Trinity College (Ireland), 1985
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants6
Academic Articles111
Book Sections2
Conference Papers7
- Residency/Fellowship Training in Medical Genetics awarded by Genzyme Corporation 2022 - 2024
- Residency in Medical Genetics at Duke University awarded by Genzyme Corporation 2021 - 2024
- Postdoctoral Training in Genomic Medicine Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2023
- Lin, Angela E., Eleanor R. Scimone, Robyn P. Thom, Duraisamy Balaguru, T Bernard Kinane, Peter P. Moschovis, Michael S. Cohen, et al. “Emergence of the natural history of Myhre syndrome: 47 patients evaluated in the Massachusetts General Hospital Myhre Syndrome Clinic (2016-2023).” Am J Med Genet A 194, no. 10 (October 2024): e63638. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63638.
- Layo-Carris, Dana E., Emily E. Lubin, Annabel K. Sangree, Kelly J. Clark, Emily L. Durham, Elizabeth M. Gonzalez, Sarina Smith, et al. “Correction: Expanded phenotypic spectrum of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorder Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome with 38 additional individuals.” Eur J Hum Genet 32, no. 8 (August 2024): 1032. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-024-01659-y.
- Layo-Carris, Dana E., Emily E. Lubin, Annabel K. Sangree, Kelly J. Clark, Emily L. Durham, Elizabeth M. Gonzalez, Sarina Smith, et al. “Expanded phenotypic spectrum of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorder Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome with 38 additional individuals.” Eur J Hum Genet 32, no. 8 (August 2024): 928–37. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-024-01610-1.
- Patel, Bimal, Surekha Pendyal, Priya S. Kishnani, Marie McDonald, and Lauren Bailey. “Early Diagnosed and Treated Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 Female Presenting with Subependymal Nodules in Adulthood.,” 40:85–90, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/8904_2017_66.
- Prasun, Pankaj, Sarah Young, Gajja Salomons, Andrea Werneke, Yong-Hui Jiang, Eduard Struys, Mikell Paige, Maria Laura Avantaggiati, and Marie McDonald. “Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Mitochondrial Citrate Carrier (SLC25A1) Deficiency: Facial Dysmorphism in Siblings with Epileptic Encephalopathy and Combined D,L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria.,” 19:111–15, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/8904_2014_378.
- Klöckner, Chiara, Heinrich Sticht, Pia Zacher, Bernt Popp, Holly E. Babcock, Dewi P. Bakker, Katy Barwick, et al. “De novo variants in SNAP25 cause an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.” In Genet Med, 23:653–60, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-01020-w.
- Coker, Jennifer, Ashlee R. Stiles, Deeksha Bali, Sara P. Young, Marie T. McDonald, and Areeg El-Gharbawy. “Phenotypic target organ and biomarker variation within a family with late onset Fabry disease.” In Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 132:S27–S27. Elsevier BV, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.12.045.
- LaBreche, H. G., M. T. McDonald, K. L. Deak, and C. W. Rehder. “Cytogenetic and Clinical Characterization of Three Cases of 17p13.3 Microduplication Involving PAFAH1B (LIS1).” In CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH, Vol. 142. KARGER, 2014.
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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