About me
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An internationally recognized lymphoma expert, Dr. Dunleavy is a medical oncologist and hematologist who serves as section chief, Hematology, and disease group lead, Malignant Hematology, for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Dunleavy specializes in treating patients with the following conditions:
- Aggressive (fast growing) and indolent (slow growing) lymphomas
- Viral-associated lymphomas such as those associated with HIV and EBV
- Lymphomas following transplantation
- Lymphoma in adolescent and young adult (AYA) populations such as mediastinal B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma
- Lymphomas of the central nervous system
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
His work combines active clinical research and outstanding patient care with the goal of developing new treatments that will improve outcomes for people with lymphoma. His clinical drug discovery work includes phase I, II, and III clinical trials as a principal investigator and co-investigator on several single and multicenter studies.
As the director of hematological malignancies at MedStar Georgetown, Dr. Dunleavy oversees the team responsible for treating blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Our physician teams work collaboratively, engaging with each other, discussing promising treatments being developed in their specialties, sharing outcomes, and partnering on research projects.
Dr. Dunleavy serves on the scientific advisory board of the Lymphoma Research Foundation and on the editorial board of several journals. He has published more than 100 manuscripts and textbook chapters and frequently presents his research across the country and the world.
Dr. Dunleavy grew up in Ireland, where he was interested in medicine from a young age. He earned his medical degree from University College Dublin and completed fellowships in medical oncology at University College Dublin and the National Cancer Institute (NIH), where he continued to work after his fellowship as an attending physician and clinical director of the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Dunleavy was professor of medicine, director of the lymphoma program, and co-director of the microbial oncology program in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at George Washington University Cancer Center.
Dr. Dunleavy’s Philosophy of Care
“We’re now in an era where we have developed dramatic new cancer therapies in the last few years. We have so many ways of tackling lymphoma, and scientific discovery continues to move at a fast pace. My role is to bring these leading-edge advances to the bedside, working in close collaboration with my malignant hematology colleagues across the system.
Broadly speaking, my clinical and research goals are two-fold: first, to increase the cure rate of lymphomas – many of which are highly curable – and second, to reduce treatment toxicity for patients. We have lot to offer in terms of being able to do our own studies. My role is to bring all our resources together, to find new ways of collaborating, and ultimately to improve patient outcomes. We’ll also focus on addressing cancer needs specific to the Washington, D.C., region in the research that we do, to address unmet needs with investigator-initiated studies to test new ideas and strategies.”
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Can
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Chemoradiation
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Lymphoma Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Physical Therapy Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemoradiation
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Conformal Radiotherapy
- Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Dialysis
- Directed Blood Donation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Gastric Surgery
- Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Leukemia Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Marrow Ablation
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Nasal Culture
- Neutrophil Transfusion
- Nonautologous Fresh Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Globulin Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radioimmunotherapy
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Somatostatin Analogue Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Resection
- Ultrasonography
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- Whole Blood Transfusion
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2223Fax 703-558-1442
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
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
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Education
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2006)
Medical School: University College Dublin (1994)
Graduate: Uc Davis (1994)