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Dianna Sue Howard, MD

  • Hematology and Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant
Dianna Sue Howard, MD

Dianna Sue Howard, MD

  • Hematology and Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant

Conditions and Treatments

  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Aplastic Anemia
4.8 (85 Ratings)
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    Conditions and Treatments

    • Chemotherapy
    • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
    • Leukemia
    • Precision Medicine
    • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
    • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
    • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
    • Aplastic Anemia

    Ratings and Reviews

    4.8

    85 Ratings 10 Comments

    CP concern for questions/worries 4.9
    CP efforts to include in decisions 4.9
    CP explanations of prob/condition 5.0
    CP spoke using clear language 4.8
    Friendliness/courtesy of CP 4.9
    Likelihood of recommending CP 5.0
    Patients' confidence in CP 5.0
    Time CP spent with patient 4.9
    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

    • February 19, 2019Dr. Howard is marvelous, so caring, knowledgeable, and never makes me feel rushed. Kudos!!
    • January 6, 2019If any friend of family member is in the unfortunate position of needing her expertise I would recommend her far above all others!
    • January 5, 2019Very Good is an understatement. My experience with Dr Howard and her staff in the past 21 months has been excellent! Their sincere concern alone has greatly helped my recovery.
    • December 11, 2018All involved made sure my information was up to date.
    • December 1, 2018Dr. Howard is a very caring, knowledgeable, and a great all around person. I feel very fortunate to be a patient of hers
    • September 19, 2018I think Dr. Howard is great.
    • September 6, 2018Dr. Howard is fabulous, very informative and takes her time.
    • August 1, 2018impressed by how well everything was explained
    • August 1, 2018I trust Dr. Howard with my life. I know she will make the best decision concerning my health
    • May 8, 2018dr. Howard has been great.

    Locations

    Hematology and Oncology - Cancer Center

    Address

    Medical Center Boulevard

    3rd Floor

    Winston Salem, NC 27157

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    Contact Us

    336-713-5440

    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Address

    Medical Center Boulevard

    Winston-Salem, NC 27157

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    Credentials

    Education

    • BA, Transylvania University, 1986
    • MD, University of Kentucky, 1991

    Internship

    • Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1992

    Residency

    • Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1995

    Fellowship

    • Hematology And Oncology , University of Kentucky College, 1999

    Positions

    • Physician
    • 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.

    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 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.

    WFUHS - Wake Forest 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 - Wake Forest 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            

     

    Research

    • Publications
    • Clinical Trials
    • A Phase I Study of CPI-613 in Combination with High-Dose Cytarabine and Mitoxantrone for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pardee TS, Anderson RG, Pladna KM, Isom S, Ghiraldeli LP, Miller LD, Chou JW, Jin G, Zhang W, Ellis LR, Berenzon D, Howard DS, Hurd DD, Manuel M, Dralle S, Lyerly S, Powell BL. Clin. Cancer Res. 2018 May; 24(9):2060-2073.
    • Simultaneous quantitation of oxidized and reduced glutathione via LC-MS/MS: An insight into the redox state of hematopoietic stem cells. Carroll D, Howard D, Zhu H, Paumi CM, Vore M, Bondada S, Liang Y, Wang C, St Clair DK. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 2016 08; 97:85-94.
    • Genetics of CD33 in Alzheimer's disease and acute myeloid leukemia. Malik M, Chiles J, Xi HS, Medway C, Simpson J, Potluri S, Howard D, Liang Y, Paumi CM, Mukherjee S, Crane P, Younkin S, Fardo DW, Estus S. Hum. Mol. Genet. 2015 Jun; 24(12):3557-70.
    • A Phase 2 study of bortezomib combined with either idarubicin/cytarabine or cytarabine/etoposide in children with relapsed, refractory or secondary acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Horton TM, Perentesis JP, Gamis AS, Alonzo TA, Gerbing RB, Ballard J, Adlard K, Howard DS, Smith FO, Jenkins G, Kelder A, Schuurhuis GJ, Moscow JA. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Oct; 61(10):1754-60.
    • Study for patients having a stem cell transplant who do not have a matched related donor or matched unrelated donor
    • Study of Different Treatment on People with Intermediate and High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

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