Dianna S. Howard, MD
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Bone Marrow Transplant

Dianna S. Howard, MD
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Bone Marrow Transplant
Conditions and Treatments
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Aplastic Anemia
Conditions and Treatments
- Chemotherapy
- CAR T Cell Therapy
- Aplastic Anemia
- Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Ratings and Reviews
4.971 Ratings 9 Comments |
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CP concern for questions/worries | 4.9 |
CP efforts to include in decisions | 5.0 |
CP explanations of prob/condition | 4.9 |
CP spoke using clear language | 5.0 |
Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 5.0 |
Likelihood of recommending CP | 5.0 |
Patients' confidence in CP | 5.0 |
Time CP spent with patient | 4.9 |
Wait time at clinic | 4.3 |
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
- December 17, 2020*Dr. Howard is a wonderful doctor who treats very serious blood diseases. I hope that no one I know also suffers from such an illness, but if they did I would recommend *Dr. Howard as highly as I possibly could.
- November 15, 2020Dr. Howard has provided excellent care for me. She explains things clearly and answers questions patiently. I appreciate her expertise and encouragement!
- October 29, 2020I've been seeing *Dr. Howard and her staff for 2+ years - excellent, first class service every time.
- October 12, 2020Dr Howard was terrific at explaining stem cell transplant specific for my leukemia. She was honest and I am cautiously encouraged.
- October 11, 2020Dr. Howard is the best!!
- October 9, 2020The very best!
- October 8, 2020*Dr. Howard and her staff have always been very professional and friendly for the last 5 year's could not have asked for anybody better.
- August 11, 2020*Dr. Howard is very detail oriented.
- February 28, 20205. *Dr. Howard treats very serious blood diseases and I would not want to wish these on anyone - but if they have one of these, she is the very best doc I can imagine.
Locations
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.
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
- 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 05; 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.