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John William Ragsdale III

John William Ragsdale III

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine
john.ragsdale@duke.edu
Family Medicine Center, 2100 E, Box 3886 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours 8-5 Monday through Friday  

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

A home base for young adults: evidence that a primary care-embedded multidisciplinary rheumatology transition clinic improved care utilization and engagement.

Journal article Health Care Transit · 2026 OBJECTIVE: To determine care outcomes and utilization patterns for rheumatology patients seen in a multidisciplinary Young Adult Rheumatology Clinic (YARC) with embedded primary care, compared to patients directly transferred (DT) from pediatric to adult r ... Full text Link to item Cite

What cancer patients may or may not be surprised to know about survivorship.

Journal article Clin Adv Hematol Oncol · December 2025 The number of US cancer survivors has increased from fewer than 4 million in the 1970s to 18.1 million in 2022, with the increase reflecting advancements in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. Despite these advancements, cancer remains th ... Link to item Cite

Congenital Heart Disease.

Journal article Prim Care · March 2024 More people are living with congenital heart disease (CHD) because many children now survive to adulthood with advances in medical and surgical treatments. Patients with CHD have ongoing complex health-care needs in the various life stages of infancy, chil ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a Community Hospital Medicine Affiliated Inpatient Rotation for Family Medicine Residents-A Collaborative Success.

Journal article J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect · 2022 BACKGROUND: Hospitalists perform key roles as inpatient educators for family medicine residents. For the past decade, Duke University Family Medicine Residency Program had its inpatient family medicine resident rotation at non-Duke facilities. OBJECTIVE: T ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Partnerships to Care for Our Patients and Communities During COVID-19.

Journal article J Am Board Fam Med · 2021 The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced not only rapid changes in how clinical care and educational programs are delivered but also challenged academic medical centers (AMCs) like never before. The pandemic made clear the need to have coord ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Knowledge and Preferences of Primary Care Providers in Delivering Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care.

Journal article J Cancer Educ · December 2018 Featured Publication Long-term care for head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors is complex and requires coordination among multiple providers. Clinical practice guidelines highlight the role of primary care providers (PCPs) in screening for secondary cancer/recurrence, assessment ... Full text Link to item Cite

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Central Nervous System Cancers, Version 1.2017.

Journal article J Natl Compr Canc Netw · November 2017 For many years, the diagnosis and classification of gliomas have been based on histology. Although studies including large populations of patients demonstrated the prognostic value of histologic phenotype, variability in outcomes within histologic groups l ... Full text Link to item Cite