Scott L. Shofer, MD, PhD

My Locations

Duke Cancer Center

20 Duke Medicine Cir

Durham, NC 27710

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Duke Cancer Center Thoracic Clinic

20 Duke Medicine Cir
Clinic 3-2

Durham, NC 27710-2000

Office: 919-668-6688 Get Directions

Duke Pulmonary and Specialty Services Clinic - Clinic 2P

40 Duke Medicine Cir
Clinic 2P

Durham, NC 27710-4000

Office: 919-684-0588 Get Directions

About Me

Current Appointments and Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine 2019
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2020

Languages

English

Training

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Med, Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Internal Med, Pulmonary Disease

Residency

Internal Medicine, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, (California), 2001-2004

Education

MD, Boston University School of Medicine (Massachusetts), 2001

Fellowship

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, 2007

Clinical Focus and Research

Publications and Grants

TEMPUS NSCLC SURVEILLANCE STUDY awarded by Tempus Labs Inc. 2024 - 2026
Preferences for Lung Cancer Therapies for Patients with Stage I-IIIB Lung Cancer awarded by LUNGevity Foundation 2024 - 2025
Oxidative Stress and Regional Airway Remodeling and Fibrosis in Obese Asthma awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025

Navuluri, Neelima, Govind Krishnan, Tiera Lanford, Abigail Shapiro, Angela B. Johnson, Isaretta L. Riley, Leah L. Zullig, Christopher E. Cox, and Scott Shofer. ““They just don't get around to it:” Clinician Perspectives on Lung Cancer Screening and Racial Disparities Among Veterans.” CHEST Pulmonary, March 2025, 100165–100165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100165.
Mahmood, Kamran, Lindsy Frazer-Green, Anne V. Gonzalez, Scott L. Shofer, Angela Christine Argento, Ian Welsby, Russell Hales, et al. “Management of Central Airway Obstruction: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.” Chest 167, no. 1 (January 2025): 283–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.3804.
Navuluri, Neelima, and Scott Shofer. “Decisions, Decisions: Are Current Shared Decision-Making Tools for Lung Cancer Screening Too Complicated?” Chest 167, no. 1 (January 2025): 19–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.08.035.

Shofer, S., and M. M. Wahidi. “Transbronchial lung biopsy.” In Introduction to Bronchoscopy Second Edition, 118–28, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316084182.010.
Shofer, S., and M. M. Wahidi. “Transbronchial lung biopsy.” In Introduction to Bronchoscopy, 98–106, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511575334.011.

LANFORD, TIERA J., GOVIND M. KRISHNAN, A. B. I. G. A. I. L. SHAPIRO, A. N. G. E. L. A. BROWN-JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER E. COX, L. E. A. H. ZULLIG, ISARETTA L. RILEY, SCOTT L. SHOFER, and N. E. E. L. I. M. A. NAVULURI. ““THEY JUST DON'T GET AROUND TO IT:” CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVES ON LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND RACIAL DISPARITIES AMONG VETERANS.” In CHEST, 166:A6437–38. Elsevier BV, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.07.061.
LANFORD, TIERA J., A. B. I. G. A. I. L. SHAPIRO, A. N. G. E. L. A. BROWN-JOHNSON, G. O. V. I. N. D. KRISHNAN, CHRISTOPHER E. COX, L. E. A. H. ZULLIG, ISARETTA L. RILEY, SCOTT L. SHOFER, and N. E. E. L. I. M. A. NAVULURI. “BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF LUNG CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG BLACK VETERANS.” In CHEST, 164:A4232–33. Elsevier BV, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2756.
Vose, A., B. P. Patel, A. Bedoya, R. M. Tighe, and S. L. Shofer. “Impulse Oscillometry Identifies Small Airways Pathology Among Obese Patients Otherwise Missed by Traditional Spirometry.” In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol. 203, 2021.

Insurance

Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below. Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.

Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna/CVS Health
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
- *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
CIGNA
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- *Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
First Health
Gateway Health Alliance
Halifax Physician-Hospital Organization
- Halifax Physician-Hospital Organization plans*
- *This plan is only accepted at Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and Duke HomeCare & Hospice.
Healthgram

Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
MedCost
Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
MultiPlan / Private Healthcare Systems
NC Medicaid
- WellCare of North Carolina
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
- NC Medicaid Direct
- Healthy Blue
- Carolina Complete Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
OneNet PPO
Optima Health
- FAMIS*
- Optima Family Care (Medicaid HMO in VA)*
- Optima Individual & Family (On & Off Exchange Plans)
- Optima Plus (PPO)
- Optima Vantage (HMO)
- *Duke Primary Care, Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital are not participating with this plan.
TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

External Relationships

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies or institutions listed below. This information has been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.

Nob Hill Therapeutics

Duke Health Referring Physicians