About me
Mahsa Mohebtash, MD, serves as the Medical Director of MedStar Health Community Oncology overseeing oncology care at eight MedStar Health locations in Maryland. A board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist, she specializes in providing comprehensive care for patients diagnosed with various types of cancers, with a particular focus on breast, lung, and colorectal malignancies.
Before assuming the role of the system leader for MedStar Community Oncology, Dr. Mohebtash held several leadership positions and actively participated in executive and leadership committees. Currently, she serves as a member of the joint Board of Directors for both MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Mohebtash leads a variety of clinical trials across different tumor types and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including surgical oncologists and radiation oncologists, within the MedStar Health system. Her primary objective is to design personalized care plans for each patient, emphasizing the optimization of their quality of life and long-term favorable clinical outcomes.
Dr. Mohebtash earned her medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed her internal medicine residency program at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Her training concluded with a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Joining MedStar Health as an oncologist in 2009, she has actively engaged with various medical societies and professional organizations. With over 40 publications and abstracts, she continues to contribute to the filed through active participation in several clinical trials.
Consistently recognized for her contributions, Baltimore magazine has named Dr. Mohebtash to its annual "Top Doctors" listing in the fields of medical oncology, breast cancer oncology, and hematology every year since 2015.
Dr. Mohebtash’ s Philosophy of Care
“It has been a privilege to care for numerous cancer patients throughout the years. The relationship shaped between a patient and an oncologist is extensive, profound, and highly personal. In today's medical landscape, patients have a multitude of treatment options compared to two decades ago. I dedicate time to elucidate these options, along with their respective pros and cons, ensuring that my patients comprehend the information and can make well-informed decisions.
I strongly advocate for personalized care, emphasizing the necessity of tailoring treatment plans to meet each patient's unique needs. This approach considers not only the medical aspects but also addresses the emotional and social needs of every individual. While recognizing that not all cancers can be cured, my commitment is unwavering in the hope that I can help each and every patient."
Clinical areas of focus
- A1c Testing
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer Screening
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Akt Inhibitors
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Area-Based Breast Density
- Aromatase Inhibitors
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Boost Radiation
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer And Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer And Sexual Health
- Breast Cancer Index (BCI) Testing
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) Risk Calculator
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ca 19-9 Test
- Cancer Genetic Testing
- Cancer Immunoprevention
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cancer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Chemosensitization
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Cholecystectomy
- Clinical Trials
- Coagulopathy Management
- Colectomy
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Estrogen Receptor (ER) Testing
- Female To Male Sex Reassignment Surgery
- Fulvestrant
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gene Therapy Research
- Genetic Counseling
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Hepatectomy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Insulin Resistance
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lhrh Agonists
- Liquid Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Low Anterior Resection
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Mammaprint Testing
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Nateglinide
- Neurogenomics
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oral Chemotherapy Prescription
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatectomy
- Percutaneous Therapeutic Substance Into Brain
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Perianal Surgery
- Prone Positioning
- Psa Testing
- Rbc Pretreatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy (RRSO)
- Salvage Surgery
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) Therapy
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Stem Cell Transplant-Related Infection Treatment
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With Respiratory Gating
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vaginal Atrophy
- Vaginal Pain
- Weight Management Program
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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health (2009)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2006)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2015 - 2025