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
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Blood Component Transfusion
- 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
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- 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
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2006)
Graduate: Uc Davis (1994)
Medical School: University College Dublin (1994)