About me
Behzad Doratotaj, MD, is board certified in hematology and medical oncology. He also holds board certifications in geriatric medicine and internal medicine, offering a broad clinical perspective on the treatment of blood conditions, as well as breast, lung, prostate, colon and other gastrointestinal cancers, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, among other cancers. He and his expert team provide chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and a variety of advanced targeted infusion and oral treatments, giving patients access to advanced hematology and medical oncology services close to home, with compassion, expertise and a family-centered approach.
Dr. Doratotaj addresses each person’s concerns and priorities while giving them the information they need most. By explaining the diagnosis, testing, and next steps in straightforward language, he helps patients and families know what to expect. He works closely with nurses, phlebotomists, and other specialists to create a patient experience that feels coordinated, personal, and reassuring.
Philosophy of Care
As a child, Dr. Doratotaj watched his grandfather go through gastric cancer and saw how much a physician’s presence, guidance, and compassion can mean to a family. That memory stayed with him and helped shape his approach with his own patients. He sees medicine as a partnership built on trust, honesty, and respect. He wants patients to feel comfortable sharing what matters most to them and welcomes their loved ones into those conversations.
He also understands that a diagnosis can disrupt routines, create stress for families, and raise concerns about work, caregiving, nutrition, and other responsibilities. For that reason, he helps connect people with resources for symptom management and nutrition, as well as with social work coordination.
Education & Training
Dr. Doratotaj earned his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences where he graduated in the top two percent of his class. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine, followed by fellowships in geriatric medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital/Jefferson Health, and in hematology and medical oncology through NYU Langone Medical Center, NYU Cancer Institute, Bellevue Hospital Center, and Manhattan VA Medical Center.
He has led efforts to improve coordination across specialties and work with Maryland radiology services for streamlined digital radiology image availability. He has also participated in community outreach and public education focused on prevention and screening, and has helped bring clinical trial availability to the community.
Dr. Doratotaj has published in peer-reviewed journals, and has also taught medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty as well.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Practice locations
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18105 Prince Philip Dr
Ste TG100
Olney, MD, 20832
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 Better Health of VA
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Sentara Health
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2012)
Fellowship: Abington Memorial Hospital-GME (2009)
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine (2008)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2002)