Duke Health Provider
Wei Chen, MD
Pathologist
Duke Health Provider
Where I See Patients
Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Pathology, Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical - General
My Locations
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pathology 2021
Languages I Speak
English
Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Pathology, Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical - General
Fellowship
Gastrointestinal Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pennsylvania), 2020-2021
Surgical Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Massachusetts), 2019-2020
Residency
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), 2015-2019
Education
MD, Zhejiang University (China), 2009
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants1
Academic Articles25
Book Sections1
Conference Papers7
- Yablonski, John, Chanjuan Shi, and Wei Chen. “Diffuse expression of p16 in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) and the association of morphology variants.” Am J Clin Pathol, January 24, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqae184.
- Chen, Wei, Gillian Noel, Mansi Amin, and Fengming Chen. “The utility of the mHAI scoring system in pediatric autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis and its association with treatment response.” Ann Diagn Pathol 73 (December 2024): 152381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2024.152381.
- Gonzalez, Raul S., Elizabeth L. McKinnon, Maren Y. Fuller, Jerad M. Gardner, Wei Chen, and Xiaoyin Sara Jiang. “Is Social Media Here to Stay?: Survey Results Indicate Increasing Pathologist Interest and Engagement Over Time.” Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 148, no. 10 (October 2024): 1159–65. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2023-0387-oa.
- Chen, Wei, and Qin Huang. “Hairy Cell Leukemia, Hairy Cell Leukemia Variant, and Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma.” In Diagnostic Pathology of Hematopoietic Disorders of Spleen and Liver, edited by Ling Zhang. Springer Nature, 2020.
- McCollum, Kasey J., Bethany Freeland LeClair, Wei Chen, Chanjuan Shi, Kara Wegermann, and Avani A. Pendse. “Vascular flow alteration is a dominant pattern of liver pathology in patients with orthotopic lung transplants: a retrospective observational study.” In Histopathology, 86:1001–9, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.15409.
- Shi, Chanjuan, Wei Chen, Richard Davis, and Michael A. Morse. “Venous Invasion in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Is Independently Associated With Disease-free Survival and Overall Survival.” In Am J Surg Pathol, 47:678–85, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0000000000002038.
- McKenzie, David, Wei Chen, Chanjuan Shi, and Avani A. Pendse. “Cytomorphologic observations on the sclerosing variant of well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Towards making specific diagnoses early.” In Diagn Cytopathol, 51:532–38, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.25154.
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.
External Relationships
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