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
- Adrenal Antibody Testing
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Mammaprint Testing
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Parotid Biopsy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Adrenal Antibody Testing
- 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
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- 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
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammaprint Testing
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Metabolomic Testing
- Methylation Profiling
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Needle Localization
- Parotid Biopsy
- Radiation Therapy
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Tissue Biopsy
- Total Body Irradiation
- 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
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
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)