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Glenn J. Lesser, MD
Glenn J. Lesser, MD
Conditions and Treatments
- Brain Tumor
- Glioblastoma
- Hodgkins Lymphoma
Conditions and Treatments
- Chemotherapy
- Glioblastoma
- Lymphoma
Ratings and Reviews
4.950 Ratings 28 Comments |
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| Listened to me | 4.9 |
| Clearly explained my problem or condition | 4.9 |
| Addressed my questions and concerns | 4.9 |
Within Atrium Health, we use survey results to better understand what is important to our patients and how we can improve healthcare experiences. The overall Patient Rating score comes from the questions on our Medallia Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a scale, where 0 represents "very poor" and 10 represents "very good.” Those scores are shown as 1 to 5 stars on the provider’s profile.
Patient Comments
- November 10, 2022 Dr. Lesser took time to explain my options, and offered available resources.
- November 5, 2022 Very pleased to have Dr. Lesser as a provider.
- October 30, 2022 Dr Lesser has been my oncologist for almost 10 years He has always explained the results of my MRIs in a way that my wife and I can understand He ask what I have been doing since my last visit and how my family is doing Makes you feel good that he takes interest in you other than being just another patient
- October 11, 2022 Caring & Kind
- October 5, 2022 We like Dr. Lesser a lot. Listens well. Teaches and explains well.
- October 1, 2022 Dr Lesser is an excellent provider & always includes me in planning my care. I can reach him if I have questions & he is extremely caring. He has been my oncologist for over 10 years & I wouldn’t go anywhere else.
- September 5, 2022 Dr. Glenn Lesser is personable, caring, thoughtful and kind. He listens and processes new information before making his final recommendations. His experience with Oncology’s nuisances and rapidly changing developments make him a critical member of my medical team. I am grateful to have his knowledge, experience and wisdom in my corner on my journey through the troubled waters of Cancer. Thank you Sr. Lesser and your wonderful care staff and team.
- August 17, 2022 He is a great kind and caring person
- August 7, 2022 Dr Lesser always listens to my concerns & I feel a part of the process & my plan. I am able to reach him through the patient portal when I have questions about my care; answers me in a timely manner. He is very caring & makes me feel better & more positive about my cancer
- August 3, 2022 Great caring, listening Dr.
- July 30, 2022 World class provider. Awesome team leader and team builder. Pleasant, professional. Thoughtful, knowledgeable. Answers questions well. Consults with others around the world to stay up to date on the latest advances and contributes to their knowledge advances. Great teacher for upcoming doctors.
- June 23, 2022 I am impressed by Dr. Lesser's knowledge, attitude, and his care.
- May 22, 2022 One of THE best doctors anywhere
- May 11, 2022 He was running a little late but came in & talked to me & explained situation He did spend lots of time with me & answered all my questions
- May 5, 2022 Dr. Lesser, is a very caring doctor. He listens and follow through.
- April 11, 2022 Unbelievable doctor one of the best! Been a great 13 years with him.
- March 9, 2022 Please offer additional financial assistance!
- March 9, 2022 Dr. Lesser is the best doctor. He explains everything where I can understand and shows me the images of my scan. I would highly recommend him and have recommended him to people.
- March 8, 2022 Dr. Lesser is the best and highly recommend him and Baptist hospital
- March 2, 2022 Awesome person
- March 1, 2022 He is the absolute best! Dr. Lesser has been with us through the absolute toughest time in our lives. I wouldn't have wanted to travel this path with him!
- February 27, 2022 He is the best
- February 11, 2022 He is very caring & listens to my concerns & spends time with me as we plan my care. Communicates well & can always use Patient portal with further questions or concerns.
- February 1, 2022 Dr. Lesser always takes the time to explain my husband’s current condition & to answer any of our questions. He is very kind & patient. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.
- February 1, 2022 Dr Lesser is a great doctor and also a great person He explains your condition so that you can understand and he also is interested in how you and your family are doing Always available to answer emails after a visit if you have more questions
- January 16, 2022 Dr. Lesser is phenomenal. He takes the time to explain things and to listen. Over the last 8 months he has become extremely important to our family. He has provided life saving care for my husband and we cannot thank him enough! We are forever grateful!
- January 13, 2022 He is thorough and answers questions.
- January 9, 2022 I have an enormous amount of respect for Dr. Lesser. He seems to care about issues that I have and answers my questions completely. I trust him to give me the best treatment available.
Locations
Credentials
Education
- BA, Duke University, 1983
- MD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1987
Residency
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1988
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1990
Fellowship
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1994
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Medical Association
- Southern Medical Association
- American College of Physicians Fellow
- Society of Neuro-Oncology
- Southern Association For Oncology
- North Carolina Medical Association
Positions
- Physician
- Professor, Hematology and Oncology
- Professor, Neurosurgery
- Professor, Public Health Sciences
- Professor, Anesthesiology
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 - January2022
AETNA CONNECTED ACA/Exchange: 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 WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes (not applicable to services provided at High Point)
AMBETTER OF NC: Accepted at all locations
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
APEX MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE (NATIONAL NETWORK): Accepted at all locations
BLUE LOCAL (WFBH INDIVIDUAL & WFBH X_Group): 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, 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 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)
DEVOTED HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for CHC)
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 ESSENTIALS ACA/EXCHANGE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
VA CCN: Accepted at all locations
WELLCARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
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 Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase II Trial of Dendritic Cell Vaccine ICT-107 in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Glioblastoma. Wen PY, Reardon DA, Armstrong TS, Phuphanich S, Aiken RD, Landolfi JC, Curry WT, Zhu JJ, Glantz M, Peereboom DM, Markert JM, LaRocca R, O'Rourke DM, Fink K, Kim L, Gruber M, Lesser GJ, Pan E, Kesari S, Muzikansky A, Pinilla C, Santos RG, Yu JS. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 10; 25(19):5799-5807.
- Genome-wide enriched pathway analysis of acute post-radiotherapy pain in breast cancer patients: a prospective cohort study. Lee E, Takita C, Wright JL, Slifer SH, Martin ER, Urbanic JJ, Langefeld CD, Lesser GJ, Shaw EG, Hu JJ. Hum. Genomics. 2019 06; 13(1):28.
- Treatment of Radiation-Induced Cognitive Decline in Adult Brain Tumor Patients. Cramer CK, Cummings TL, Andrews RN, Strowd R, Rapp SR, Shaw EG, Chan MD, Lesser GJ. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2019 04; 20(5):42.
- Safety of pioglitazone during and after radiation therapy in patients with brain tumors: a phase I clinical trial. Cramer CK, Alphonse-Sullivan N, Isom S, Metheny-Barlow LJ, Cummings TL, Page BR, Brown DR, Blackstock AW, Peiffer AM, Strowd RE, Rapp S, Lesser GJ, Shaw EG, Chan MD. J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. 2019 Feb; 145(2):337-344.
- Mild cognitive impairment in long-term brain tumor survivors following brain irradiation. Cramer CK, McKee N, Case LD, Chan MD, Cummings TL, Lesser GJ, Shaw EG, Rapp SR. J. Neurooncol. 2019 01; 141(1):235-244.
- A study on the effectiveness of four drugs (Vismodegib, GSK2256098, capivasertib, abemaciclib) against meningioma tumors
- A study of the drugs Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib in Treating Patients with BRAF Positive V600E Mutation Brain Tumor
- A study to identify therapies that improve overall survival for patients with Glioblastomas (GBM)