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
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- 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
- Chemoprevention
- 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 Localization
- 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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
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