Candace Bavette Mainor, MD| Breast Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Mainor is a fellowship-trained, board-certified medical oncologist. She specializes in diagnosing and treating breast cancer (early stage and metastatic), breast cancer prevention, and clinical trials. Dr. Mainor’s research focuses on developing novel therapies for breast cancer and health care disparities. In addition, she is also focusing some of her research on exploring therapeutics which may help to decrease cancer-treatment-related toxicity.
Dr. Mainor’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Breast cancer (early stage and metastatic)
- Breast cancer prevention
- Clinical trials
Clinical areas of focus
- A1c Testing
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Mammaprint Testing
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Bone Density Testing
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Density Evaluation
- Breast Exam
- Breast Implant Removal With Lift
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cancer Fertility Preservation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Clinical Trials For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flap Surgery
- Genetic Counseling
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammaprint Testing
- Metabolomic Testing
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Needle Localization
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Tissue Biopsy
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2018)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2012)