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Phillip H. Horne, MD, PhD
Rating details
4.68 out of 5
490 ratings, 95 reviews
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I work with each patient to understand their symptoms and to provide a personalized and effective treatment plan.
– Phillip H. Horne, MD, PhD

Phillip H. Horne, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Spine Surgeon

Duke Health Provider question
Call for an Appointment
919-862-5093
Board Certified
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Where I See Patients
Duke Orthopaedics Heritage - Wake Forest, NC
Duke Orthopaedics of Raleigh - Raleigh, NC
Duke Raleigh Hospital - Raleigh, NC
Location Details
I work with each patient to understand their symptoms and to provide a personalized and effective treatment plan.
– Phillip H. Horne, MD, PhD
My Locations
Duke Orthopaedics Heritage
3000 Rogers Rd
Wake Forest, NC 27587-5745
Office: 919-385-1080
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This location is currently 5.5 miles from your current location.
Duke Orthopaedics of Raleigh
3480 Wake Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609-7376
Office: 919-862-5093
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This location is currently 5.5 miles from your current location.
Duke Raleigh Hospital
3400 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Office: 919-954-3000
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This location is currently 5.5 miles from your current location.
About Me

I specialize in treating spine conditions and enjoy the complexity and thoughtful attention to detail required in this field. I work with each patient to understand their symptoms and to provide a personalized and effective treatment plan. My priority is to restore activity and function through surgical treatments designed with the patient and their family's goals in mind. I treat a range of spinal conditions including cervical and lumbar disc herniations and stenosis, degenerative conditions of the neck and back, as well as large spinal deformity. When appropriate, minimally and less-invasive approaches are utilized.

Languages I Speak
English
Call for an Appointment
919-862-5093
Procedures
Procedures I perform the most
Duke Spine Services

The team of spine orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons offers a full spectrum of spine surgery options, including disc replacement to relieve pain and swelling, complex reconstructive surgeries for scoliosis, and procedures to remove spinal cancer lesions. Please note that not every provider on the team offers all of the procedures listed. For more information on scheduling appointments for specific procedures please call 855-855-6484.

Surgeries Performed by the Spine Team
72,199

Note: All surgical experience data is from July 2014 through June 2018 and is calculated by individual Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes.

Ratings and Reviews

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Learn more about our survey process. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Overall Provider Rating
4.68 out of 5
490 ratings, 95 reviews
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Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery (New York), 2014-2015
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2009-2014
Education
MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2009
PhD, The Ohio State University, 2007
Clinical Focus and Research
My Research Interests

I have previously studied immunologic aspects of disease, including arthritis, throughout my training, as well most recently focused on spine conditions such as cervical stenosis and outcomes research after lumbar spine surgery. Now at Duke, I aim to help establish a Duke Orthopaedic Spine Center outcomes research program to focus on optimizing patient outcomes. This would allow studying aspects of spine pathology and responses to different operative treatments that at present aren't well understood, with goals of better predicting and minimizing complications while improving patient satisfaction.

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 HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Medicare Plan (HMO, PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Premier Plan (PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO, PPO)
    • 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
    • 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 Choice Plus
    • Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
    • 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
  • First Health
  • Gateway Health Alliance
    • Gateway Health Medicare Assured Prime (HMO)
    • Gateway Health Medicare Assured Select (HMO)
  • Halifax Physician-Hospital Organization
  • Healthgram
    • Humana Choice (PPO)
    • Humana ChoiceCare (PPO)
    • Humana Gold Choice (PFFS)
    • Humana Gold Plus (HMO)
  • MedCost
    • First Medicare Direct*
    • Medicare Part A
    • Medicare Part B

    • *This is for Wake County only.

  • MultiPlan / Private Healthcare Systems
    • NC Medicaid*

    • *Not all Duke locations and doctors participate in this plan. Please contact the location you will be visiting to determine what is accepted.

  • OneNet PPO
    • FAMIS*
    • Optima Family Care (Medicaid HMO in VA)*
    • Optima Individual & Family (On & Off Exchange Plans)
    • Optima Plus (PPO)
    • Optima Vantage (HMO)

    • *Duke Primary Care, Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital are not participating with this plan.

    • TRICARE Prime*
    • TRICARE Prime Remote*
    • TRICARE Select*

    • *Duke Primary Care is considered an authorized, non-network participating provider.

    • AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
    • AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
    • All Savers Alternate Funding
    • All Savers Fully Insured
    • State Employee Health Plan (for retirees)
    • 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 of the River Valley
    • United Healthcare Option PPO
    • United Healthcare Options PPO with Harvard Pilgrim
    • United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
    • United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
    • United Medical Resources (UMR)

    • *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate with the plan.

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.