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William Jeffrey Petty, MD

William Jeffrey Petty, MD
Conditions and Treatments
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- Mediastinal Diseases
Conditions and Treatments
- Chemotherapy
- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- Precision Medicine
- Mediastinal Diseases
- Lung Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer
Ratings and Reviews
4.8156 Ratings 22 Comments |
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CP concern for questions/worries | 4.8 |
CP efforts to include in decisions | 4.8 |
CP explanations of prob/condition | 4.7 |
CP spoke using clear language | 4.8 |
Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 4.9 |
Likelihood of recommending CP | 4.8 |
Patients' confidence in CP | 4.9 |
Time CP spent with patient | 4.8 |
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
- March 9, 2021A wonderful doctor!
- March 1, 2021I trust Dr Petty. He is an excellent Oncologist.
- February 27, 2021Dr. Petty is one of the best doctors I have ever had.
- February 17, 2021Dr. Petty is great!
- January 19, 2021AWESOME STAFF
- January 11, 2021It is good with his patience.
- December 27, 2020Dr Petty is one of the best Drs I have ever had. You would think that I was his only patient. He really listens and takes the best care of me. He surrounds himself with a wonderful caring staff too.
- December 2, 2020Dr Petty is great and all his co-workers
- November 17, 2020*Dr. Petty is a excellent physician.
- October 27, 2020Excellent Doctor. I trust him with my life. He is knowledgeable, attentive and compassionate. Has a great personality.
- October 21, 2020he is easy to talk to and I feel really cares about making me better and finds the best treatment for me. Exceptional Physician!
- October 6, 2020good
- September 27, 2020100% Into His Work Excellent Doctor Proud He's My Doctor
- September 18, 2020Good.
- September 17, 2020I have nothing but praise for *Dr. Petty and his staff during the course of dealing with my health issues. I feel blessed to have him on my team.
- August 29, 2020I totally trust Dr Petty. he has been with me for almost 5 years now fighting for me. I totally trust him. I think he is the BEST
- August 26, 2020Dr Petty is excellent!!
- August 4, 2020good experience
- June 29, 2020All good
- June 16, 2020Has a great team working on my case.
- June 5, 2020Dr Petty is great
- May 22, 2020Love *Dr. Petty. He is awesome.
Locations
Credentials
Education
- BA, Harvey Mudd College, 1994
- MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 1998
Residency
- Duke University Medical Center, 2001
Fellowship
- Dartmouth Medical School, 2003
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Memberships
- American Association of Cancer Research
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
Positions
- Physician
- Professor, Hematology and Oncology
- Associate Professor, Cancer Biology
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
- Lung Cancer Patient and Caregiver Health Vulnerabilities and Interest in Health Promotion Interventions: An Exploratory Study. Nightingale CL, Steffen LE, Tooze JA, Petty W, Danhauer SC, Badr H, Weaver KE. . 2019; 8:2164956119865160.
- Circulating immune biomarkers as predictors of the response to pembrolizumab and weekly low dose carboplatin and paclitaxel in NSCLC and poor PS: An interim analysis. Bonomi M, Ahmed T, Addo S, Kooshki M, Palmieri D, Levine BJ, Ruiz J, Grant S, Petty WJ, Triozzi PL. . 2019 Jan; 17(1):1349-1356.
- Cure of Oligometastatic Classic Biphasic Pulmonary Blastoma Using Aggressive Tri-modality Treatment: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Lewis JA, Petty WJ, Urbanic J, Bernstein ED, Ahmed T. . 2018 Nov; 10(11):e3586.
- Frailty assessment predicts toxicity during first cycle chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer regardless of chronologic age. Ruiz J, Miller AA, Tooze JA, Crane S, Petty WJ, Gajra A, Klepin HD. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 01; 10(1):48-54.
- Severe neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a single-center review. Mancone S, Lycan T, Ahmed T, Topaloglu U, Dothard A, Petty WJ, Strowd RE. J. Neurol. 2018 Jul; 265(7):1636-1642.