About me
Rumaisa Hameed, MD, is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist at the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. She offers patients throughout the southern Maryland region comprehensive, personalized care for a range of benign and malignant blood disorders and all types of cancers.
Dr. Hameed is passionate about caring for the whole patient at every stage of their cancer journey. Her focus is on benign and malignant blood disorders and the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancers including breast, gastrointestinal, liver, lung, genitourinary, and gynecologic cancers as well as melanoma and sarcoma. She provides cancer treatments including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, and works with patients on survivorship after cancer.
Philosophy of Care:
“I am a firm believer in a multi-disciplinary approach to care and evidence-based medicine. I provide comprehensive care to my patients by focusing on their condition and overall wellbeing, delivering personalized care, and collaborating with other referring physicians for the best treatment outcomes. As a part of the MedStar Health system, I am dedicated to providing advanced cancer care to the community and to support patients and their families."
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Blood Cell Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Supportive Care
- Thrombocytapheresis
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: AdventHealth Orlando (2015)
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025