Michael T. Stang, MD
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The hugs, handshakes or tears of joy from my patients at their follow up are the reason I became an endocrine surgeon.
– Michael T. Stang, MD

Michael T. Stang, MD

Endocrine Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist

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Areas of Expertise
Where I See Patients
Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center - Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Center Endocrine Clinic - Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Center Raleigh - Raleigh, NC
Duke Raleigh Endocrine Surgery Clinic - Raleigh, NC
Duke Raleigh Head and Neck Oncology - Raleigh, NC
Duke Raleigh Hospital - Raleigh, NC
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
The hugs, handshakes or tears of joy from my patients at their follow up are the reason I became an endocrine surgeon.
– Michael T. Stang, MD

My Locations

About Me

I find the endocrine organs and hormones fascinating and am forever learning new things from my patients. I cherish the overwhelming success in helping control and normalize hormone processes surgically. The hugs, handshakes or tears of joy from my patients at their follow up are the reason I became an endocrine surgeon. In addition to the treatment of aberrant endocrine gland function, I also evaluate any tumor process of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and endocrine pancreas. The unfortunate reality is that many of these tumors are cancerous. My own family has dealt with thyroid cancer. The experiences of my wife and mother-in-law in dealing with the diagnosis of cancer, the surgery, the treatment, the challenge of hormone regulation, the follow up and the reality of cancer recurrence is something that is a part of me and reflected in how I relate to my cancer patients.

School of Medicine Departments and Divisions
Current Appointments and Affiliations
Languages I Speak
English

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Areas of Expertise

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Provider Rating
4.88 out of 5
396 ratings, 44 reviews

Training and Education

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship
Endocrine Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pennsylvania), 2008-2009
Residency
General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pennsylvania), 2000-2008
Education
MD with Distinction, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, 2000

Clinical Focus and Research

My Research Interests

I have built a practice that is taking unique approaches with robotic surgery of the thyroid that avoids a neck incision or scar. I study the outcomes of this technique and continue to further introduce technological advancements into the field of endocrine surgery. Another research interest is in the molecular mechanisms of thyroid cancer and the effect that varying mutations or combination of mutations can influence our surgical and medical treatment of thyroid cancer. From a cell biology standpoint, I am interested in continued study of how cells process and recycle (autophagy) and how this is impacted by the most common inflammatory disease affecting our thyroid patients - autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis). It is in a better understanding of how the stressed thyroid cell adapts to inflammation that we could possibly develop adjuvant thyroid cancer treatments.

Publications and Grants

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
    • Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
    • Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
    • Blue Select
    • 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.

    • Duke Basic
    • Duke Select
    • 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
    • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
    • Carolina Complete Health
    • Healthy Blue
    • NC Medicaid Direct
    • 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.

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External Relationships

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