Cynthia L. Emory, MD
- Orthopaedics
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Pediatric Orthopaedics
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“I enjoy the challenging cases in orthopaedic oncology. No two tumors are the same: different locations, different tumor types, different patients. I enjoy being able to help adults and children through a very difficult time in their lives and continue to see them years later.”
Dr. Cynthia Emory is board certified in orthopaedic surgery. She specializes in oncology. She treats soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, metastatic bone disease, lymphoma and myeloma of the bone.
She is a professor and the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She also serves on the graduate faculty at Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Emory is the principal investigator for a registry to evaluate outcomes in patients who receive a novel implant to stabilize impending pathologic fractures of the bone from metastatic disease. The research led to FDA approval of this device with expanded applications over subsequent years to include patients with pathologic bone fracture from osteoporosis.
She is passionate about mentoring, leadership and professional development. She is the past chair of the Women in Medicine and Science Committee at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the past president of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association. Additionally, she serves on the board of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association. She also completed the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program, a national program for women in academic medicine with senior leadership positions.
Dr. Emory was 1 of 10 orthopaedic surgeons nationally selected for the 2018-2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Leadership Fellows Program. Her interest in institutional leadership and clinical operations led her to obtain her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree through the Working Professionals Program at Wake Forest University in 2017, where she graduated with academic distinction and was selected by her peers to receive the School of Business Leadership Award. In 2017, she was elected to the American Orthopaedic Association, an organization where membership is extended to only the top 10 percent of orthopaedic surgeons in the U.S. She has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America since 2013 and Business North Carolina Top Doctors since 2014.
A 2004 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia (now Augusta University), Dr. Emory completed her orthopaedic residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, followed by an orthopaedic oncology fellowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
In her free time, she enjoys hiking, walking and paddleboarding. She also likes traveling to spas to relax and curling up with a book.
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine - Medical Plaza MillerWinston-Salem, NC 27103131 Miller St.
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Orthopaedics - Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC 27157Medical Center Boulevard4th Floor Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Orthopaedic Urgent Care - Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NC 27103131 Miller St.
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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.
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WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital (Includes Davie)
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 - April 2024
AETNA CONNECTED NC ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
AETNA NC PREFERRED+: Accepted at all locations
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
AMBETTER OF NC: Accepted at all locations
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE (NATIONAL NETWORK): Accepted at all locations
BLUE LOCAL WITH ATRIUM HEALTH: 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 LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, LMC, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DEVOTED HEALTH (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at all locations
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for CHC)
FIRST HEALTH NETWORK: Accepted at NCBH, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS and CHC)
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for 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 LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
PHCS/MULTIPLAN: Accepted at NCBH, CHC, LMC and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS and Wilkes)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH 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 LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE ESSENTIALS ACA/EXCHANGE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
VA CCN: Accepted at all locations
WELLCARE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at all locations
LMC ONLY: Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES
CHC ONLY: Contracts specific to support CHC
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Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital (Includes Davie)
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