Moira A. Rynn, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
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About Me
As the oldest of six children in my family, I had a lot of opportunities to accompany my siblings to doctor appointments. My family's pediatrician was a wonderful person and it led me to think about medicine as a career in high school. Then I had an early exposure to mental health by volunteering at a psychiatric hospital where I observed the wonderful team work and treatment by the providers. This led me to pursue a specialization in psychiatry. However, I have always enjoyed working with children, which led me to pursue a fellowship in child psychiatry. The types of patients I treat are children and adolescents suffering from mood and anxiety disorders. My approach is to empower the young person to participate and help lead their treatment. Also, I work closely with parents to provide guidance on best treatment options. One wonderful aspect of my job is hearing how great previous patients continue to be and learn of all the positive things they are achieving outside of the office.
- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry 2024
- Interim Co-Division Director of Behavioral Medicine and Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences 2020
- Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017
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Clinical Focus and Research
My area of research is in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders for children and adolescents. Specifically, for those children whose treatments have not completely helped them. The type of diagnoses that I have studied are depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. My research focuses on finding new and improved treatments.
- Bushnell, Greta A., Moira A. Rynn, Tobias Gerhard, Katherine M. Keyes, Deborah S. Hasin, Magdalena Cerdá, Abner Nyandege, and Mark Olfson. “Drug overdose risk with benzodiazepine treatment in young adults: Comparative analysis in privately and publicly insured individuals.” Addiction 119, no. 2 (February 2024): 356–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16359.
- Rynn, Moira A., Samantha E. Meltzer-Brody, Ruth Benca, Michael Lang, and Carrie Brown. “Impact of the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis in North Carolina.” N C Med J 84, no. 5 (July 2023): 293–98. https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.87514.
- Wang, Zhishun, Martine Fontaine, Marilyn Cyr, Moira A. Rynn, Helen Blair Simpson, Rachel Marsh, and David Pagliaccio. “Subcortical shape in pediatric and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder.” Depress Anxiety 39, no. 6 (June 2022): 504–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23261.
- Strawn, J. R., E. T. Dobson, A. B. Ramesh, S. A. Berger, and M. A. Rynn. “Pharmacologic treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders.” In Pediatric Anxiety Disorders, 359–84, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813004-9.00017-7.
- Heleniak, C. M., T. Kaur, K. D. Ghalib, and M. A. Rynn. “Tricyclic Antidepressants and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders.” In Pharmacotherapy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: Third Edition, 105–29, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119958338.ch7.
- Vidair, H. B., and M. A. Rynn. “Childhood anxiety disorders: Best treatment options and practice.” In Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Research, and Clinical Perspectives, 306–22, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777578.029.
- Fitzgerald, Kate D., Rachel Marsh, and Moira A. Rynn. “21.0 Abnormal Neural Substrate for Performance Monitoring in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Implications for Understanding Treatment Response.” In Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55:S290–S290. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.237.
- Marsh, Rachel, Emily J. Steinberg, Pablo H. Goldberg, Paula Yanes-Lukin, Dylan Braun, Chiaying Wei, Christa D. Labouliere, and Moira A. Rynn. “21.1 COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY–BASED CHANGES IN CONTROL AND REWARD CIRCUITS IN PEDIATRIC OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER.” In Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55:S290–S290. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.238.
- Duarte, Cristiane S., Maria C. Zerrate, and Moira A. Rynn. “47.0 Bringing Evidence-Based Treatment to Emerging Adults With Anxiety Disorders in Three Clinical Settings: The Youth Anxiety Center.” In Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55:S71–72. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.07.719.
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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