Tunay Kuru, MD MSPH| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | MedStar Health
About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
Dr. Kuru is an associate professor at Georgetown University. Her special interests include pulmonary hypertension, scleroderma-associated lung diseases, recurrent or submassive pulmonary embolism, interstitial lung diseases and critical care medicine.Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asbestosis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Narcolepsy
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
- Shock
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anaphylaxis
- Angioedema
- Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
- Asbestosis
- Aspergillosis
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bacterial Sepsis
- Bedwetting
- Benign Neoplasm Of Respiratory System
- Bleeding Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Bruxism
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circadian Rhythm Disorder
- Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Emphysema
- Hemodynamic Instability
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Masses
- Narcolepsy
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Contusion
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Respiratory Acidosis
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Shock
- Subcortical Infarction
- Subgaleal Hemorrhage
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ventilator
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Adaptive Servo Ventilation
- Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Capillary Blood Gas
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardiovascular Sleep Medicine
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chest Wall Oscillation
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Flash Electroretinography
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Insertion Infusion Device
- Insertion Of Gastrostomy Tube
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aorta Fluoroscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Vasopressor Administration
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
- Ventricular Restoration
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0552Fax 877-286-1492
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2000)
Graduate: University of Michigan (2000)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1997)
Graduate: Washington University School of Medicine (1994)