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Carol A. Albright, MD
Conditions and Treatments
- Adrenal Cancer
- Aplastic Anemia
- Brain Tumor
- Cervical Cancer
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
- Ewing's Sarcoma
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Hemophilia
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer and Cervical Esophageal Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Lynch Syndrome
- Melanoma
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2)
- Myelofibrosis (Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia or AMM)
- Neck Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
- Peritoneal Malignancy
- Polycythemia Vera
- Sarcoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Thrombosis
- Urethral Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Esophageal Cancer
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Gastrointestinal (Abdominal) Cancer
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Liver Cancer
- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neuroendocrine Cancer and Tumors
- Oropharynx Cancer
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Prostate Cancer
- Sarcomas of the Chest Wall
- Skin Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thymoma and Thymic Cancer
- Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
- Anemia
- Bone Tumor
- Cardiac Sarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
- Fibrosarcoma
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer Syndrome (HDGC)
- Kidney Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Mediastinal Diseases
- Mesothelioma
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pharynx Cancer
- Salivary Glands Cancer
- Sebaceous Carcinoma
- Soft Tissue Tumor
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Bone Cancer
Ratings and Reviews
4.9173 Ratings 29 Comments |
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|---|---|
| CP concern for questions/worries | 4.9 |
| CP efforts to include in decisions | 4.9 |
| CP explanations of prob/condition | 4.9 |
| CP spoke using clear language | 4.9 |
| Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 4.9 |
| Likelihood of recommending CP | 4.9 |
| Patients' confidence in CP | 4.9 |
| Time CP spent with patient | 4.9 |
| Wait time at clinic | 4.6 |
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.
Patient Comments
- October 12, 2020Excellent Doctor
- October 6, 2020She is the most caring dr. I have ever seen.
- August 19, 2020See above. Dr. Albright is the best. I am blessed to have her as my oncologist and hematologist.
- August 17, 2020this care provider is great she is sweet she knows what she is doing and she cares about her patients great doctor I would recommend her anytime
- August 17, 2020Everyone at this office is always friendly and very professional.
- July 29, 2020She was very efficient and answered my questions.
- June 18, 2020No bad.
- June 14, 2020Dr. Albright is an amazing doctor
- June 14, 2020She is one of the best doctors I ever had.
- June 12, 2020She is always willing to talk to me and encourage me to get better.
- June 8, 2020Before moving to this area I prayed that I would have access to good health care providers. My prayer was certainly answered.
- May 31, 2020Dr. Albright is the best. Empathetic and professional and perceptive to my current and future needs.
- May 26, 2020*Dr. Albright has been there 100% for me. I have recommended her several times as I work at a doctors office. She has made all the difference in how I have navigated my cancer diagnosis.
- May 21, 2020Excellent doctor. She offered (at the beginning) a plan for my treatment, that has been good for me.
- May 4, 2020Very good experience.
- May 4, 2020I really like *Dr. Albright; she cares about her patients; she is easy to talk to.
- April 26, 2020very good
- April 22, 2020She was wonderful.
- March 15, 2020excellent
- March 4, 2020Never makes me feel rushed; always gives me the time I need.
- February 28, 2020*Dr. Albright goes beyond to insure the well being of my father.
- February 21, 2020I have every confidence in the world of my doctor, she is a very fine person.
- January 31, 2020superb experience
- January 24, 2020Always GOOD.
- January 22, 2020A.great model for a caring and knowledge doctor
- December 23, 2019Dr. Albright is the Best!!
- December 21, 2019Dr. Albright is the best!!!!!
- December 21, 2019Dr. Albright is an outstanding physician who always shows great concern for my welfare and provides the best care of any oncologist I have had over the past 12 years.
- December 10, 2019She's wonderful!
Locations
Credentials
Education
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
- MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
Residency
- Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2008
Fellowship
- Hematology And Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2011
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Positions
- Physician
- Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Insurance
Wake Forest 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.
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 Wake Forest 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 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
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/MA Contracts - January 2019
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
LMC 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
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
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
Research
- Mutational Landscapes of Smoking-Related Cancers in Caucasians and African Americans: Precision Oncology Perspectives at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. Kytola V, Topaloglu U, Miller LD, Bitting RL, Goodman MM, D Agostino RB, Desnoyers RJ, Albright C, Yacoub G, Qasem SA, DeYoung B, Thorsson V, Shmulevich I, Yang M, Shcherban A, Pagni M, Liu L, Nykter M, Chen K, Hawkins GA, Grant SC, Petty WJ, Alistar AT, Levine EA, Staren ED, Langefeld CD, Miller V, Singal G, Petro RM, Robinson M, Blackstock W, Powell BL, Wagner LI, Foley KL, Abraham E, Pasche B, Zhang W. Theranostics. 2017; 7(11):2914-2923.
- Circulating mutational portrait of cancer: manifestation of aggressive clonal events in both early and late stages. Yang M, Topaloglu U, Petty WJ, Pagni M, Foley KL, Grant SC, Robinson M, Bitting RL, Thomas A, Alistar AT, Desnoyers RJ, Goodman M, Albright C, Porosnicu M, Vatca M, Qasem SA, DeYoung B, Kytola V, Nykter M, Chen K, Levine EA, Staren ED, D'Agostino RB, Petro RM, Blackstock W, Powell BL, Abraham E, Pasche B, Zhang W. J Hematol Oncol. 2017 05; 10(1):100.
- A case of trastuzumab-associated cardiomyopathy presenting as an acute coronary syndrome: acute trastuzumab cardiotoxicity. Hidalgo S, Albright CA, Wells GL. . 2013; 2013:473979.
- Endogenous antigen presenting cell-derived IL-10 inhibits T lymphocyte responses to commensal enteric bacteria. Albright CA, Sartor RB, Tonkonogy SL. Immunol. Lett. 2009 Mar; 123(1):77-87.
- Variable phenotypes of enterocolitis in interleukin 10-deficient mice monoassociated with two different commensal bacteria. Kim SC, Tonkonogy SL, Albright CA, Tsang J, Balish EJ, Braun J, Huycke MM, Sartor RB. Gastroenterology. 2005 Apr; 128(4):891-906.