Dr. Titus Duncan, MD is a surgery specialist in Atlanta, GA and has been practicing for 40 years. He graduated from University of Oklahoma / Health Sciences Center in 1978 and specializes in surgery, general surgery, and more.Read his story
PEACHTREE SURGICAL BARIATRICS
4200 Northside Pkwy NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 881-8020
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care of Georgia
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- UnitedHealthCare
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Dr. Duncan's Experience
Dr. Duncan's experience matches your search based on the following criteria:
- Based on total number of patients treated over the last 12 months
- Specializes in Surgery
- Board certified in General Surgery
- No malpractice claims found
- No sanctions found
- No board actions found
Dr. Duncan's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Duncan "Titus D. Duncan, MD, FACS Dr. Titus D. Duncan is a 1978 graduate of University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Georgia Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Duncan has practiced general surgery since 1983 and is affiliated with Atlanta Medical Center, Emory Crawford Long Hospital and Piedmont Hospital. He is a board certified surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is member of numerous professional organizations. Dr. Duncan is the Director of Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery at Atlanta Medical Center and Morehouse School of Medicine. He has taught minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques to surgeons in the United States and abroad. Dr. Duncan is the founder of Peachtree Surgical & Bariatrics Associates, P.C. located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Peachtree Surgical and Bariatrics recently received the designation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). He is a Health News Reporter and Expert Fox WAGA Channel 5 "Good Day Atlanta". Dr. Duncan is a pioneer in laparoscopic surgery. He is the first in Georgia to perform a minimally invasive surgical approach to the spine. He is one of the first surgeons in the State of Georgia to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery for the morbidly obese. One of the first surgeons in the United States to successfully perform endoscopic transanxillary approach to remove the parathyroid gland; performed the first laparoscopic gallbladder removal and hernia repair in St. Petersburg, Russia; performed the first laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in Salzburg, Austria; and performed the first laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder in a Black hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa shortly after the end of Apartheid. Dr. Duncan has presented and published extensively. Dr. Duncan is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society and 100 Black Men of Atlanta. He also serves on several boards. He served as the 2005 president of the Atlanta Medical Association. Dr. Duncan is the 100 Black Men of Atlanta's 2005 "Atlantans on the Move – Medicine" award recipient. Dr. Duncan was noted as one of the most interesting personalities in the 2006 edition of Who's Who in Black Atlanta. He was featured in the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine; article entitled - A Surgical "Cure" for Diabetes? Dr. Duncan completed a fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery in September 2007 and is now the CEO of Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center located in Buckhead Atlanta. He is featured in the January 2008 issue of Jezebel Magazine: Atlanta Luxury Living and was recently recognized as on of the "TOP DOCTORS" in America."
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3 Specialties
- Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- General Surgery
1 Board Certifications
- General SurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Surgery*
34 Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Disorders
- Abdominal Pain
- Abscess
- Anal Disorders
- Anorectal Abscess
- Benign Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Cancer
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Colorectal Cancer
- Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
- Esophageal Diseases
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Hernia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Lipomas
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Obesity
- Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Secondary Malignancies
- Stomach Diseases
- Thyroid Cancer
- Ulcer
- Umbilical Hernia
- Vascular Disease
- Ventral Hernia
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31 Procedures
- Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
- Colectomy
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Esophageal Surgery
- Excision of Skin Lesion
- Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
- Gastric Banding, Laparoscopic
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastroenterology Procedures
- Gastrotomy
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
- Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Parathyroidectomy
- Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
- Revision of Gastric Anastomosis or Restrictive Procedure
- Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Sleeve Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic
- Stomach Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
- Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Georgia.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- University of OklahomaUndergraduate School | Graduated 1974
- University of Oklahoma / Health Sciences CenterMedical School | Graduated 1978
- Georgia Baptist Medical CenterInternship Hospital | Completed 1983
- Georgia Baptist Medical CenterResidency Hospital | Completed
- University of Pittsburgh / Main CampusFellowship Hospital | Completed 1999
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
Dr. Duncan has no media or publications listed.
Languages Spoken
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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Dr. Duncan accepts 8 insurance carriers
- AetnaAetna HMOChoice Plus POS II
- Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO
- CignaCigna HMOCigna PPOGreat West Healthcare-Cigna PPOOpen Access
- Coventry Health Care of GeorgiaCoventry Health Care of Georgia HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- HumanaChoice Care PPO
- MultiPlanMultiPlan PPOPHCS Network PPO
- UnitedHealthCareChoice Plus POSOptions PPO
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Patient Comments (40)
We appreciate the feedback. Bariatric surgery comes with a multitude of steps to ensure patients are prepared for surgery. Dr. Duncan sees every patient prior to the day of surgery and we accommodate all requests for meetings with him outside of the standard pre-surgical visits. The experience had thus far is conducive with the early to midway point of the process. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns, we are here to help. Best wishes.
We appreciate the kind words about Dr. Duncan and want to extend our apologies for the delay in contact. That is atypical for our office and we are working hard to make the necessary improvements to provide patients with the top notch experience they deserve. Please reach out and ask to speak with our office manager. We look forward helping any way we can.
Thank you for the feedback. Typically, all initial consults, wound checks, sick visits, etc are seen first by our Nurse Practitioner. If additional assistance is required or a patient requests Dr. Duncan, we strive to accommodate the request. In the event that Dr. Duncan is unavailable, we will schedule patients to meet with him as soon as we can. We hope that any miscommunication regarding Dr. Duncan's availability to patients was cleared up in your personal conversation with Dr. Duncan today.