About me
Dr. Aarthi G. Shenoy is a board-certified and fellowship-trained hematologist specializing in cellular therapies for blood cancers including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, autologous stem cell transplantation, and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Many patients come to her at an important turning point—when a diagnosis is new, when treatment needs to change, or when a second opinion is sought. At these moments, she helps patients understand their options and what each path could mean for their care.
Dr. Shenoy has cared for patients across the MedStar Health system for many years, guiding people with blood cancers from diagnosis through treatment decisions and long term follow up. She also brings experience from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, where she cared for patients with rare disorders.
Dr. Shenoy has published extensively in peer reviewed medical journals and has served as a principal investigator on clinical trials. For patients, this means she stays closely connected to the latest evidence and can discuss when standard therapy is the best option and when a clinical trial may offer another path—always with a focus on safety, side effects, and quality of life.
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Shenoy gets to know each patient as a person, including their background, their concerns, and what matters most to them. Cell-based treatments can feel unfamiliar, so she takes the time to walk them through what happens at each stage, talks openly about benefits and risks, and makes sure patients know what to expect and who to contact if questions or concerns arise. Her goal is for her patients to feel supported and prepared, not rushed or overwhelmed.
She believes patients deserve time and space to talk about what is most important to them. As she gets to know her patients, she encourages open conversations about worries, expectations, and goals. Together, they review options and choose an approach that fits the patient’s priorities, whether that includes moving forward with a cellular therapy, exploring a clinical trial, or assessing another path. To support this process, a dedicated team reviews patient cases regularly, bringing together shared expertise so recommendations are well considered.
She wants each of her patients to feel heard, informed, and confident in the path she helps guide, knowing they have a trusted partner throughout their healthcare journey.
Education & Training
Dr. Shenoy earned her medical degree from the University of Iowa and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California San Diego. She then completed a hematology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. This training helps her guide patients through challenging decisions and to plan care carefully before, during, and after cellular therapy.
Dr. Shenoy is also a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium. Through these organizations, she remains engaged with emerging research and evolving treatment advances, helping keep care aligned with current best practices.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute 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.
Clinical areas of focus
- Lymph Node Biopsy
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Antineoplastic Therapy Of Lymphatics
- Ascites Drainage
- Autologous Whole Blood Transfusion
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Directed Blood Donation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Marrow Ablation
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nonautologous Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Plasma Depletion Of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Stem Cell Collection
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Whole Blood Transfusion
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute Rm 2149
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
PHC 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 8th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2007)
Residency: University of California San Diego (2000)
Internship: University of California San Diego (1998)
Medical School: University of Iowa School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025