Ton Wang, MD, MS
Surgical Oncologist
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Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
Part of the Duke Cancer Institute
About Me
I am a breast cancer surgeon who specializes in benign, high-risk, and malignant breast diseases. My priority as a physician is to ensure that patients and their support systems understand their diagnosis and feel confident in our plan to improve their breast health. Duke Health offers unparalleled, multi-disciplinary approaches to breast cancer treatment along with cutting-edge research, enabling our patients to get the best care possible. As a surgeon, I have expertise in breast-conserving surgeries, skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomies, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and axillary lymph node dissections, with an emphasis on aesthetic outcomes. My research interests focus on delivering high-value surgical care and the implementation of evidence-based approaches for breast cancer treatment. It is an honor to care for you and to be your surgeon.
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology 2023
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2023
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Areas of Expertise
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
- 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.
- Olunuga, Ebunoluwa J., Samantha M. Thomas, Koumani W. Ntowe, Juliet C. Dalton, Ton Wang, Akiko Chiba, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “The association of genetic testing timing and mutation type on breast cancer management in patients with breast cancer-related mutations.” Am J Surg 239 (January 2025): 116005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116005.
- Dalton, Juliet C., Samantha M. Thomas, Akiko Chiba, Ton Wang, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Subsequent percutaneous breast biopsies after initial atypia diagnosis: The patient burden of long-term follow up.” American Journal of Surgery 239 (January 2025): 115993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115993.
- 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.
- Hughes, Tasha M., Brandon Ellsworth, Nicholas L. Berlin, Brandy Sinco, Brooke Bredbeck, Alison Baskin, Ton Wang, Hari Nathan, and Lesly A. Dossett. “Statewide Episode Spending Variation of Mastectomy for Breast Cancer.” In J Am Coll Surg, 234:14–23, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/XCS.0000000000000005.
- Subramanian, Chitra, Rebecca Gorney, Ton Wang, Derek Ge, Nina Zhang, Ang Zuo, Brian S. J. Blagg, and Mark S. Cohen. “A novel heat shock protein inhibitor KU757 with efficacy in lenvatinib-resistant follicular thyroid cancer cells overcomes up-regulated glycolysis in drug-resistant cells in vitro.” In Surgery, 169:34–42, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2020.06.009.
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.