About me
Gary Kupfer, MD, treats children, adolescents, and young adults with blood disorders and cancer in our Division of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Hematology and Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Kupfer also sees adult hematologic patients in the Georgtown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center clinic. He is co-director of the Georgetown University Medical Center Adult Hemophilia Treatment Center and has particular clinical and research interest in bleeding and clotting disorders, bone failure and aplastic anemia, leukemia, and genetic syndromes of cancer predisposition.
Dr. Kupfer has been published in several prestigious publications including BLOOD, Molecular Cell, Nature, and Cell Reports. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Society for Pediatric Research.
Dr. Kupfer’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Benign hematologic conditions, including anemias, hemoglobinopathies, autoimmune blood diseases and coagulation disorders
- Childhood cancer survivor care
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Sarcomas
- Treatment with immunotherapies
Clinical areas of focus
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Bone Sarcoma
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Survivor
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Germ Cell Tumor
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Musculoskeletal Tumor
- Osteosarcoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sarcoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- Adamantinoma
- Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Anaplastic Cancer Of Thyroid
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Angiosarcoma
- Antithrombin Deficiency
- Aplastic Anemia
- Askin's Tumor
- Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
- B12 Deficiency Anemia
- Back Pain
- Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
- Bleeding Disorder
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Marrow Disorders
- Bone Sarcoma
- Bone Tumor
- Brain Neoplasms
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Cancer
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Related Fatigue
- Cancer Survivor
- Cardiac Sarcoma
- Cardio Oncology
- Cervical Teratoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chronic Fatigue
- Chronic Pain
- Clear Cell Sarcoma
- Cloves Syndrome
- Composite Hemangioendothelioma
- Cooley Anemia
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Delayed Menarche
- Delayed Puberty
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protruberans
- Desmoid Tumors
- Desmoplastic Small Cell Tumor
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
- Dyskeratosis Congenita
- Dysmenorrhea
- Ectomesenchymoma
- Egfr Mutation
- Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
- Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Epithelioid Sarcoma
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor
- Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma
- Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma
- Factor Eight Disorder
- Factor Nine Deficiency
- Factor V Leiden
- Familial Aplastic Anemia
- Fanconi Anemia
- Fibrosarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma Of The Head & Neck
- Follicular Cancer Of Thyroid
- Germ Cell Tumor
- Germinoma
- Giant Cell Tumor Of The Bone
- Glioma
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Granulation Cell Sarcoma
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Headache
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Disease Of The Fetus
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Histiocytosis
- Hypercoagulable State
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
- Intimal Sarcoma
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irregular Menstruation
- Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
- Kasabach Merritt Phenomenon (KMP)
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Li Fraumeni Syndrome
- Liposarcoma
- Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
- Lymphangiosarcoma
- Lymphoma
- Lymphopenia
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
- Malignant Glomus Tumor
- Malignant Granular Cell Tumor
- Malignant Mesenchymoma
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Malignant Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
- Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor
- Malignant Schwannoma
- Malignant Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
- Malnutrition
- Medullary Cancer Of Thyroid
- Menorrhagia
- Menstrual Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Tumor
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Myeloproliferative Diseases
- Myoepithelioma/Mixed Tumor Of Soft Tissue
- Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
- Myxofibrosarcoma
- Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
- Nephroblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Neurofibrosarcoma
- Neuronal Glial Tumors
- Neutropenia
- Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Odontogenic Tumors
- Optic Pathway Glioma
- Oral Complications Of Cancer
- Oral Lesions
- Osteosarcoma
- Pancytopenia
- Papillary Cancer Of Thyroid
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Pecoma
- Pediatric Cancer
- Pelvic Pain
- Pernicious Anemia
- Petechiae
- Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
- Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
- Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytomas
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Purpura
- Radiation Associated Sarcomas
- Retiform Hemangioendothelioma
- Retinoblastoma
- Retroperitoneal Mass
- Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
- Rh Incompatibility
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
- Sarcoma
- Sarcoma Botryoides
- Sarcoma Of The Lung
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Severe Congenital Neutropenia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Solitary Fibrous Tumor
- Spindle Cell Sarcoma
- Splenic Sequestration
- Splenomegaly
- Sports Related Injury
- Submucosal Tumors
- Sweat Gland Carcinoma
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Tectal Glioma
- Teratogen Exposure
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Tracheal Cancer
- Unclassified Sarcoma
- Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Undifferentiated Sarcoma
- Venous Occlusive Crisis
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Brain Cancer Genomics
- Breast Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Genomics
- Genitourinary Cancer Genomics
- Head And Neck Cancer Genomics
- Leukemia Genomics
- Liver Cancer Genomics
- Lymphoma Genomics
- Melanoma Genomics
- Pancreatic Cancer Genomics
- Pediatric Stem Cell Collection For Transplant
- Radionuclide Therapy
- Renal Cancer Genomics
- Sarcoma Genomics
- Skin Cancer Genomics
- Thyroid Cancer Genomics
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Lombardi Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7599Fax 202-444-8817
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Navigate
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Fellowship: General Hospital (1995)
Residency: Children's Hospital (1992)
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1992)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1989)