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Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD

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(88 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Organ Transplantation and Adult Critical Care

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: lung issues, lung transplant, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and more.

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1300

Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD is a pulmonologist in Durham, NC specializing in adult pulmonology, organ transplantation and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1998 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD is affiliated with Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

Some issues Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

bronchoscopy	121
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	418
hospital care	294
inpatient care	294
minimally invasive procedures	56

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	40
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	260
hospital care	361
inpatient care	361
minimally invasive procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

bronchoscopy	81
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	329
hospital care	298
inpatient care	298
minimally invasive procedures	35

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	38
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	339
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	12

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	39
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	78
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	368
hospital care	369
inpatient care	369
minimally invasive procedures	36

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	84
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	294
hospital care	395
inpatient care	395
minimally invasive procedures	37

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	12
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	61
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	347
hospital care	334
inpatient care	334
minimally invasive procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	93
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	212
hospital care	463
inpatient care	463
minimally invasive procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

bronchoscopy	198
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	444
hospital care	812
inpatient care	812
minimally invasive procedures	92

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	88
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	334
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
minimally invasive procedures	40
pulmonary testing	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	235
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	1
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	145

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2001)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

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. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD 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. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD 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. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 88 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD 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. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$172,464 OFEV $11,566	$160,898
Genentech USA, Inc.	$40,676 Esbriet $6,210	$34,466
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$12,811 Esbriet $12,811
Genentech, Inc.	$1,302 Esbriet $1,170	$132
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH	$723 OFEV $723
Other	$166 XARELTO $101	$65

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$145,864
Consulting Fee	$47,060
Travel and Lodging	$28,412
Food and Beverage	$6,807

Research Payments

Dr. Lake Daniel Morrison, MD has received 251 research payments totaling $1,802,666.

Biography

Dr. Lake Morrison's medical specialty is organ transplantation, adult critical care, and adult pulmonology. Dr. Morrison is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.