Naomi N. Duke, MD, PhD, MPH
Adolescent Medicine Specialist
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About Me
My passion lies in creating a safe space in the clinic environment to help young people achieve emotional and physical well-being. I believe in a strengths-based approach to working with youth and their caregivers by starting with what is working well. My clinical interests are in cardiometabolic (blood pressure, blood sugar, hormones) and reproductive health (menstrual physiology, birth control, healthy relationships, and healthy decision-making). I care for patients in the adolescent to young adult age range. I love to collaborate with community and academic care providers to advance health services delivery for adolescents and young adults.
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health 2021
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Sociology, Sociology 2024
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Training and Education
Clinical Focus and Research
My core research interests are in understanding how the social environment and stresses in everyday life affect physical and emotional health starting in childhood and continuing into adulthood. I also want to understand how the social environment contributes to similar health conditions that occur across generations of families. My goal is to partner with families and communities in develop resources for youth to buffer stressors and highlight strengths.
- Mid-Life Health Inequalities in the Rural South: Risk and Resilience awarded by University of Vermont 2023 - 2028
- Tong, Guangyu, Josie Caves Sivaraman, Michele M. Easter, Naomi N. Duke, Megan L. Ranney, Jeffrey W. Swanson, and William E. Copeland. “Do Children's Mental Health Symptoms Impact Their Access to Unlocked Guns at Home?” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, April 23, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.04.011.
- Lunsford-Avery, Jessica R., Allison Falls, Sophia Cary, and Naomi N. Duke. “The role of sleep disturbances in the onset and maintenance of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence: A review of subjective and polysomnographic findings.” Curr Sleep Med Rep 10, no. 3 (September 2024): 301–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-024-00300-0.
- Vilme, Helene, Naomi N. Duke, Yussif Dokurugu, Elizabeth O. Akin-Odanye, Christopher J. Paul, Ernest Kaninjing, Ivette A. López, et al. “Food insecurity among university students in the United States amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.” J Am Coll Health 72, no. 5 (July 2024): 1490–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2082840.
- Duke, N. N., and M. Goodfriend. “Care and Interventions for Displaced Adolescents.” In Child Refugee and Migrant Health: A Manual for Health Professionals, 367–79, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74906-4_26.
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.