Gregory  Pereira, MD
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Good surgeons know how to operate; great surgeons know when to operate. I always aspire to be the second kind, guided by the evidence and your goals.
– Gregory Pereira, MD

Gregory Pereira, MD

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon, Hand Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Duke Health Clinician
Accepting New Patients
Adults
Children
Areas of Expertise
Where I See Patients
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital - Mooresville, NC
Duke Health Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management Mooresville - Mooresville, NC
Duke Health Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Mooresville - Mooresville, NC
Good surgeons know how to operate; great surgeons know when to operate. I always aspire to be the second kind, guided by the evidence and your goals.
– Gregory Pereira, MD

My Locations

Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Duke Health Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management Mooresville
Duke Health Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Mooresville

About Me

I am an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow. Growing up, I witnessed firsthand the impact of severe hand trauma on my father, who had partial amputations of his fingers and thumb from a crush injury. He inspired me to become a hand surgeon and help people with challenging injuries. In my practice, I treat patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, hand arthritis, ganglion cysts, fractures, and tendon and nerve injuries. I take time to listen, explain options, and build a plan around your goals. I trained at Duke Health and started my practice in Mooresville, where my family and I fell in love with Lake Norman. My extended family now lives here too, so serving this community is deeply personal to me. Outside work, my wife and I love hiking and spending time on the lake with our son and two rescue dogs.

Current Appointments and Affiliations

Patients I Treat

Adults
Children

Languages I Speak

English

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Areas of Expertise

Training and Education

Fellowship

Hand and Upper Extremity, OrthoCarolina, 2024

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, 2018-2023

Education

MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2018

Clinical Focus and Research

My Research Interests

My research focuses on improving outcomes after hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. My work combines clinical data, anatomic studies, and biomechanics to make surgery safer and more predictable. I focus on identifying risk factors for complications, improving implant design, and developing more efficient, affordable surgical devices with biomedical engineers. At Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, I lead quality work comparing our orthopedic outcomes with national benchmarks.

Publications
View my publications on PubMed

Insurance Accepted

Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.

    • 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
    • Ambetter of North Carolina
    • Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)
    • Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
    • Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
    • Blue Select
    • Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)
    • NC State Employees Health Plan
    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

    • Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
    • Cigna Choice Plus
    • Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access Plus
    • *Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.

    • Cigna Care
    • Duke Advantage
    • Duke Basic
    • Duke Options
    • Duke Select
    • Duke USA
    • Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
  • Gateway Health Alliance
  • Healthgram
    • 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
    • First Medicare Direct
    • Medicare Part A
    • Medicare Part B
    • Alliance Health
    • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
    • Carolina Complete Health
    • Healthy Blue
    • NC Medicaid Direct
    • Partners
    • Trillium
    • UHC Community Plan
    • Vaya Health
    • WellCare of North Carolina
    • TRICARE Prime
    • TRICARE Prime Remote
    • TRICARE Select
    • 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)
    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

    • **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

Duke requires faculty members to report certain relationships outside of their employment in order to ensure potential conflicts can be addressed. This faculty member has reported no outside activities that relate to their Duke responsibilities.

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