About me
Board-certified radiation oncologist Keith Unger, MD, is the Physician Executive Director of MedStar Health's Radiation Oncology Service Line, Chief of Radiation Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and the Medical Director of RadAmerica. He is the Acting Academic Chair of the Department of Radiation Medicine and a Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He serves on the Medical Executive Committee of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Unger's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of complex gastrointestinal cancers, sarcomas, prostate cancer, as well as advanced radiation therapy techniques.
Dr. Unger completed his internship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, including a year as chief resident for Radiation Oncology. He received both his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards.
As a researcher and educator, Dr. Unger has been a co-author to multiple text book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a presenter at major medical meetings. His research focuses on the development of novel radiation therapy techniques and reduction in treatment-related side effects. He is an investigator for several active clinical and basic science research studies and his work has been supported by grant funding. He previously served as chair of the gastrointestinal committee for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and serves a member of a physician advisory board for proton therapy.
Dr. Unger sees patients at both MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center.
Conditions Treated:
- Pancreatic cancer
- Liver cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Other gastrointestinal cancers
- Sarcomas
- Brain and spine cancer
- Breast cancer
- Prostate cancer
- General radiation oncology
Procedures performed:
- Proton therapy
- Intensity modulation radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy, CyberKnife
- Stereotactic radiosurgery, CyberKnife
- Selective internal radiation therapy (TheraSpheres, Sirs Spherers)
- Intraoperative radiation therapy (INTRABEAM)
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cyberknife
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Intrafraction Tracking Motion
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Radiation Treatment
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Rehabilitation Procedures
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Radiation Therapy For Endocrine Tumors
- Telemedicine Visit
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Practice locations
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7501 Surratts Rd
Ste 108
Clinton, MD, 20735
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Bles Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Administrators
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2011)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2007)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2006)
Awards
- Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Educator of the Year
- Best of ASTRO Abstract Award Annual Meeting
- Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine
- Radiation Research Society Scholars in Training Travel Award