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Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO

Accepting New Patients

(127 Ratings)

Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Professional interests include: gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy), inguinal hernia, hiatal hernia, and more.

120 E Carver Street
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 470-1000

Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO is a bariatric surgeon in Durham, NC specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. She graduated from Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

Address:

120 E Carver Street
Durham, NC 27704

Address:

3400 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

Address:

407 Crutchfield Street
Durham, NC 27704

Some issues Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO can help you with:

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

doctor visit	8
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	38
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	69
gastrointestinal procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	51
gastrointestinal procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	29

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	63
gastrointestinal procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

doctor visit	23

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	63
gastrointestinal procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO treated as a bariatric surgeon in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	46
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	48
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	25

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	5
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO graduated from Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. She completed residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.62 out of 5 stars based on 127 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Keri Anne Seymour, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$19,737 SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement $13,257	SYNECOR Biomaterial $3,790	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $1,199	BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $1,142	BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $192	Other $157
Covidien LP	$10,475 GI Solutions $729	Covidien $328	Barrx $296	Endo GIA $198	LigaSure $195	Other $8,729
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,190 Da Vinci Surgical System $8,190
Covidien Sales LLC	$5,269 Vessel Sealing $2,711	Parietex $1,500	Endo Stapling $539	ReliaTack $431	Covidien $43	Other $46
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$2,687 DERMACELL $2,687
Other	$9,514 ULTRAPRO Products $1,936	PERCUTANEOUS SOLUTIONS: PERCUVANCE & MINILAP BRANDS $1,054	ENSEAL Product Family $982	SURGICAL $967	Gastric Neurostimulation $748	Other $3,827

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15,526
Honoraria	$13,035
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,000
Travel and Lodging	$10,119
Education	$4,542
Other	$1,650