About me
Luther L. Ampey, III, MD, is board certified in radiation oncology at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. He specializes in stereotactic, external beam and hyperfractionated radiotherapy to treat breast, prostate, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. He also is a member of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American College of Radiation Oncology, and American Brachytherapy Society.
Dr. Ampey’s approach to care centers on providing compassionate and personalized services. He begins by having thoughtful conversations with patients to learn about their specific health goals and concerns. He also reviews medical histories, performs physical exams, and orders laboratory tests to gain in-depth awareness about their specific conditions and symptoms. He then works closely with them to develop comprehensive care plans that include evidence-based treatments and pain management solutions. With a detailed-oriented team of oncology nurses, radiation therapists, medical physicists, and dosimetrists, he offers safe therapies that advance overall well-being and comfort.
Dr. Ampey is particularly interested in clinical breakthroughs that create new or enhanced cancer treatments. One example is recent data suggesting that the combined use of radiation and immunotherapy can help the immune system more effectively attack certain types of cancer. Referring physicians should know that he will keep them well informed about their patients’ progress while ensuring that they receive the best possible outcomes.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ve always been interested in science – the continuous process of discovering novel and building upon past knowledge. When fused with my being a people person, radiation oncology was the perfect medical field for me.
I enjoy sharing that knowledge with patients so they can make well-informed decisions about their health. As a result, I take the time to ensure that they fully understand every aspect of the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery process. Equally important, I encourage shared decision making to make certain their important voices are respectfully heard and valued.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Chemoradiation
- Conformal Radiotherapy
- Cyberknife
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Nanoknife
- Ovarian Cancer
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Tumor Localization
- Vulvar Cancer
- 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
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (1997)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (1997)
Internship: University of Virginia Medical Center (1993)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1992)
Awards
- Physician of the Year, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (2019) Physician Commitment Award, MedStar Montgomery Center Foundation (2014) Hero Award, American Cancer Society (2010) Top Doctors, Washingtonian (2018, 2014, 2012, 2010 and 2008) Teacher of the Year, Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Rodent Cell Transformation and Immediate Early Gene Expression Following 60-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure, Environmental Health Perspectives, 1996
- Radiobiologic Evaluation of Overall Treatment Time In-Patients with Early Stage Glottic Carcinoma, American Radium Society Meeting Presentation, May 1995
- Rodent Cell Transformation and Immediate Early Gene Expression Following 60-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure, Bioelectromagnetics Society Meeting Presentation, June 1995