Aiwu Ruth He, MD PHD| Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
Aiwu Ruth He

Aiwu Ruth He, MD PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (362 reviews)

Specialties: Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology

Languages: English, Chinese

Procedures I perform

  • Antiangiogenic Therapy
  • Cancer Prevention And Early Detection
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Clinical Trials
  • Colectomy
  • Colostomy
  • Companionship
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Manometry
  • Gastric Stenting
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer Awareness
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention
  • Gastrointestinal Motility Study
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Hepatectomy
  • Hepatic Artery Infusion
  • Ileostomy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Irreversible Electroporation
  • Jejunostomy
  • Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
  • Liver Transplant
  • Liver Transplant Support Groups
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Microwave Ablation
  • Nanoknife
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
  • Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
  • Perianal Surgery
  • PH Monitoring
  • Radiofrequency Thermoablation
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Splenectomy
  • Transrectal Ultrasound
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-2223

Fax 202-444-1229

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Fax 202-444-1229

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Network OA
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Aetna HMO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • IH-PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • First Health PPO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • UHC Passport
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Choice POS
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Student Resources
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Sentara Health
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Navigate
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • POS OA
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • IH-POS
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Medicare FFS
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Basic
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Optimum Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst EPO
    • HighMark
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • OA Plus
    • IH-HMO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2006)

Residency: Pitt County Memorial Hospital (2003)

Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2000)

Graduate: East Carolina University (1997)

Medical School: Hunan Normal University College of Medicine (1991)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Dec 11, 2024

    Good experience

  • Dec 2, 2024

    Dr. He is an incredible listener, teacher and a caring provider. A+.

  • Nov 26, 2024

    Dr. He is wonderful to work with. Caring and responsive. Good communication.