Conditions and Treatments

Hepatitis

Cirrhosis

Liver Disease

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 59 Ratings 5 Comments
CP concern for questions/worries	4.6
CP efforts to include in decisions	4.5
CP explanations of prob/condition	4.6
CP spoke using clear language	4.6
Friendliness/courtesy of CP	4.7
Likelihood of recommending CP	4.6
Patients' confidence in CP	4.7
Time CP spent with patient	4.4
Wait time at clinic	4.1

The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.

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Patient Comments

April 3, 2019Always a good experience.
February 28, 2019We were recommended to this doctor and drove almost 2 hours for a consultation. The doctor was very informative, took his time and explained clearly what he recommended our doctor do now. I was very pleased with him and his care.
January 17, 2019Great dr. Very kind, understanding, have great patience, care about my concerns, explains things very good, seems to be a person that cares about my health concerns. I truly believe that he know and love the Lord. Really a great man that I trust and would recommend to others. I also learned on that visit that we share the same birthday. Great man.
November 5, 2018A brilliant yet very "down to earth" doctor. Great guy, hope he doesn't retire any time soon.
August 17, 2018I have looked for years for a "real" dr. Found one!

Locations

Digestive Health Services - Shepherd

Address

500 Shepherd St.

Suite 300

, NC 27103

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Appointments

-7777

Credentials

Enlightenment

MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1967

Internship

Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1968

Residency

Medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General - Lutheran, 1969

Fellowship

Medicine , Dartmouth Medical School, 1972
Hepatology , Yale University School of Medicine, 1974

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Positions

Physician
Professor, Gastroenterology

Insurance

CepEsperu Baptist accepts most major health insurance plans for hospital, physician and clinic services and participates in Medicare and Medicaid government programs. For more information, visit Billing and Insurance.

Insurance Accepted

This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.

Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the CepEsperu Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.

If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at -938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.

WFUHS - CepEsperu University Health Sciences (physician services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Davie - Davie Medical Center
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC

WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH
MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS - December 2017

PAYER	WFUHS	NCBH	DAVIE	LMC	CHC	Wilkes
AETNA (PPO & HMO)	X	X	X	X	X	X
AETNA MEDICARE	X	X	X	X	X	X
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO)	X	X	X	X	X	X
BLUE MEDICARE	X	X	X	X	X	X
BLUE VALUE	X	X	X	X	X	X
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	X	X	N/A	N/A	X	N/A
CIGNA	X	X	X	X	X	X
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH		X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE	X	X	X	X	X	N/A
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS)	X	X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
COVENTRY/WELLPATH	X	X	X	X	X	X
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE)	X	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
DIRECT NET	X	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY)	X	X	X	X	X	X
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC)	NC	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA)	X	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED)	X	X	X	X	X	X
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE)	X	X	NC	X	NC	NC
HUMANA CHOICECARE	X	X	X	X	X	X
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE	X	X	X	X	X	X
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE)	X	X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH)	X	X	N/A	N/A	X	N/A
MEDCOST	X	X	X	X	X	X
MEDCOST ULTRA	X	X	X	X	N/A	X
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY)	X	X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC	X	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY)	X	X	X	NC	X	NC
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA)	X	X	NC	NC	NC	NC
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	X	X	N/A	N/A	X	N/A
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY)	X	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UNITED HEALTHCARE	X	X	X	X	X	X
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE	X	X	X	X	X	X
WELLPATH (COVENTRY)	X	X	X	X	X	X

LEXINGTON ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume
BEECHSTREET PPO
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES
PHCS/MULTIPLAN

CHC ONLY - Contracts specific to support CHC
AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers)
THN - TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage)
TRICARE

KEY:
N/A = not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC = Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
WFUHS - CepEsperu University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
DAVIE - Davie Medical Center
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center

Investigation

Publications
Clinical Trials

miR-122 inhibition in a human liver organoid model leads to liver inflammation, necrosis, steatofibrosis and dysregulated insulin signaling. Sendi H, Mead I, Wan M, Mehrab-Mohseni M, Koch K, Atala A, Bonkovsky HL, Bishop CE. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13(7):e0200847.
Candidate biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of drug-induced liver injury: An international collaborative effort. Church RJ, Kullak-Ublick GA, Aubrecht J, Bonkovsky HL, Chalasani N, Fontana RJ, Goepfert JC, Hackman F, King NMP, Kirby S, Kirby P, Marcinak J, Ormarsdottir S, Schomaker SJ, Schuppe-Koistinen I, Wolenski F, Arber N, Merz M, Sauer JM, Andrade RJ, van Bömmel F, Poynard T, Watkins PB. Hepatology. 2019 Feb; 69(2):760-773.
Peripheral Neuropathy and the Ceruloplasmin Gene. Hines MC, Bonkovsky HL, Rudnick SR, Mhoon JT. Ann. Intern. Med. 2018 Jun; 168(12):894-895.
Reply. Wang B, Balwani M, Bonkovsky HL, Anderson KE, Bloomer JR, Bissell DM, Phillips JD, Desnick RJ, . Hepatology. 2018 Feb; 67(2):803-804.
Development of a modified lymphocyte transformation test for diagnosing drug-induced liver injury associated with an adaptive immune response. Whritenour J, Ko M, Zong Q, Wang J, Tartaro K, Schneider P, Olson E, Van Volkenburg M, Serrano J, Hayashi P, Fontana R, Chalasani N, Bonkovsky HL. J Immunotoxicol. 2017 12; 14(1):31-38.

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