- Adrenal gland disease
- Adrenal gland tumor
- Carcinoid tumor
- Goiter
- Graves' disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Parathyroid cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Thyroid nodule
- Adrenalectomy
- Thyroidectomy
Douglas L. Fraker, MD
Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3rd Floor
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Professor of Surgery
My education and training
- Harvard UniversityMedical School
- University of California San FranciscoResidency
- National Cancer InstituteFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fraker is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Surgery, 1992
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, National
- American Association for Cancer Research, National
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, National
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, National
- American Board of Surgery, National
- American Cancer Society Southeast Regional Medical Advisory Board, Local
- American Cancer Society, National
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, National
- American College of Surgeons, Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter, Local
- American College of Surgeons, National
- American Society of Clinical Oncology, National
- American Surgical Association, National
- Associate Examiner, Inaugural Oral Boards in Complex General Surgical Oncology American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, February 8-11, 2015., National
- Chairperson, Clinical Endocrinology Subcommittee, Endocrinology Section, 2010 AACR Program Committee, National
- International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, International
- International School of Surgical Oncology, International
- John Morgan Society, National
- K12 Program in Molecular & Cellular Biologics, National
- Member, AACR Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants Scientific Review Committee, National
- Member, Executive Committee American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, National
- Member, Grants Review Committee, "Innovative Research Programs to Improve Health and Healthcare" Research Competitiveness Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National
- Micro-Circulatory Society, National
- Pennsylvania Medical Society, Local
- Scientific Advisory Board, National
- Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, International
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, National
- Society of Biologic Therapy, National
- Society of Clinical Surgery, National
- Society of University Surgeons, National
- Surgical Biology Club II, National
- The Endocrine Society, National
- Head and neck cancer care
- Thyroid and parathyroid cancer care
- Thyroid surgery