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Daniel E. Couture, MD
- Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery Spine Epilepsy
Daniel E. Couture, MD
- Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery Spine Epilepsy
Conditions and Treatments
- Anterior Cervical Fusion
- Foraminotomy
- Posterior Cervical Diskectomy
- Decompressive Hemicraniectomy
- Laminectomy
- Posterior Cervical Micro Decompression
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Micro Diskectomy
- Spine Fracture Surgery
- Spine Fusion
- Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Brain Tumor
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Prion Disease)
- Head Trauma
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Pinched Nerves
- Spinal Stenosis
- Neck Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal Cord Compression (Myelopathy)
- Vascular Anomalies
- Intractable Epilepsy Pediatric
- Vascular Anomalies Pediatric
- Spine Tumor (Pediatric)
- Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Cavernous Malformation
- Encephalitis
- Herniated Disk
- Neurofibromatosis (NF)
- Sciatica
- Spine Trauma
- Back Pain
- Spinal Cord Trauma
- Spine Tumor
- Brain Cancer
- Spasticity Pediatric
- Herniated Disk (Pediatric)
- Back Pain (Pediatric)
- Lumbar Minimally Invasive Decompression
- Corpectomy
- Coma
- Epilepsy
- Hypertensive Hemorrhage
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Spasticity
- Vascular Malformations
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spondylosis
- Epilepsy Pediatric
- Spinal Stenosis Pediatric
- Sciatica Pediatric
Ratings and Reviews
4.860 Ratings 12 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 | 4.8 |
| CP spoke using clear language | 4.8 |
| Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 4.8 |
| Likelihood of recommending CP | 4.8 |
| Patients' confidence in CP | 4.9 |
| Time CP spent with patient | 4.8 |
| Wait time at clinic | 4.4 |
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
- May 14, 2021I wish High Point was this good.
- April 3, 2021A provider who really took into account my concerns
- March 2, 2021Good.
- February 22, 2021Very good care, Dr. Couture and staff are friendly and courteous.
- February 19, 2021He's awesome!!! We need more people in the Medical Field, just like him!!
- February 19, 2021*Dr. Couture is the best "surgeon" I could ask for! I wouldn't want anyone else. It's why I go all the way there to Wake Forest Baptist Health, for him and *Dr. Cormac O'Donovan!
- January 27, 2021Dr. Courure performed a surgery on me and this was a post-op.He is an amazing doctor, very knowledgeable, very caring, .always explains everything very clear to me.
- January 10, 2021We have only praise for the wonderful team that has cared for Isabella. We frequently "brag" on the exceptional treatment and positive encouragement she has received. This amazing team builds her up and has helped so much with what is, frankly, a completely terrifying experience for any child and family. Six months ago, when we first learned our child had a brain tumor, I would never have suspected that laughter and high fives (elbows, these days) would be part of the same world as words like "pediatric neurosurgeon " and "pediatric oncologist"; yet, these incredible caregivers have been both consummate professionals and fabulous cheerleaders. We are blessed to have them on our side.
- December 18, 2020EVERYTHING EXCELLENT!!!
- November 18, 2020Dr Couture is great. Couldn't ask for any better. He is the only dr I want my son to see.
- August 27, 2020Dr Couture and his team are exceptional. They have been caring for my daughter for almost 5 years and we have always had the best experience.
- August 26, 2020100% Happy
Locations
Credentials
Education
- MD, University of Virginia, 2000
Residency
- Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2006
Fellowship
- Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Utah Hospital, 2007
Board Certifications
- American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Memberships
- American Medical Association
- North Carolina Neurosurgical Society
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
- Forsyth County Medical Society
- Pediatric Trauma Society
- Southern Neurosurgical Society
- Childrens' Oncology Group
- Congress of Neurological Surgery
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Positions
- Physician
- Professor, Neurosurgery
- Professor, Pediatrics
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
- Above the Clavicle: A Simplified Screening Method for Asymptomatic Blunt Cerebral Vascular Injury. McCullough MA, Cairns AL, Shin J, Appelbaum RD, Couture DE, Nunn AM, Miller PR, Martin RS, Carmichael SP. Am Surg. 2021 Apr; :31348211011141.
- Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes of Spring-Assisted Surgery versus Cranial Vault Remodeling for Sagittal Synostosis. Alperovich M, Runyan CM, Gabrick KS, Wu RT, Morgan C, Park SE, Chapman LA, Couture DE, David LR, Persing JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Mar; 147(3):661-671.
- Dural augmentation approaches and complication rates after posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia: a Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium study. Yahanda AT, Adelson PD, Akbari SHA, Albert GW, Aldana PR, Alden TD, Anderson RCE, Bauer DF, Bethel-Anderson T, Brockmeyer DL, Chern JJ, Couture DE, Daniels DJ, Dlouhy BJ, Durham SR, Ellenbogen RG, Eskandari R, George TM, Grant GA, Graupman PC, Greene S, Greenfield JP, Gross NL, Guillaume DJ, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Iantosca M, Iskandar BJ, Jackson EM, Johnston JM, Keating RF, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Maher CO, Mangano FT, McComb JG, McEvoy SD, Meehan T, Menezes AH, O'Neill BR, Olavarria G, Ragheb J, Selden NR, Shah MN, Shannon CN, Shimony JS, Smyth MD, Stone SSD, Strahle JM, Torner JC, Tuite GF, Wait SD, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Park TS, Limbrick DD. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Feb; :1-10.
- Occipital-Cervical Fusion and Ventral Decompression in the Surgical Management of Chiari-1 Malformation and Syringomyelia: Analysis of Data From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. CreveCoeur TS, Yahanda AT, Maher CO, Johnson GW, Ackerman LL, Adelson PD, Ahmed R, Albert GW, Aldana PR, Alden TD, Anderson RCE, Baird L, Bauer DF, Bierbrauer KS, Brockmeyer DL, Chern JJ, Couture DE, Daniels DJ, Dauser RC, Durham SR, Ellenbogen RG, Eskandari R, Fuchs HE, George TM, Grant GA, Graupman PC, Greene S, Greenfield JP, Gross NL, Guillaume DJ, Haller G, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Iantosca M, Iskandar BJ, Jackson EM, Jea AH, Johnston JM, Keating RF, Kelly MP, Khan N, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Mangano FT, Mapstone TB, McComb JG, Menezes AH, Muhlbauer M, Oakes WJ, Olavarria G, O'Neill BR, Park TS, Ragheb J, Selden NR, Shah MN, Shannon C, Shimony JS, Smith J, Smyth MD, Stone SSD, Strahle JM, Tamber MS, Torner JC, Tuite GF, Wait SD, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Limbrick DD. Neurosurgery. 2021 01; 88(2):332-341.
- Comparison of 2 Sagittal Craniosynostosis Repair Techniques: Spring-Assisted Surgery Versus Endoscope-Assisted Craniectomy With Helmet Molding Therapy. Skolnick GB, Yu JL, Patel KB, David LR, Couture DE, Smyth MD, Woo AS. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Jun; 58(6):678-686.