About me
Mounika Gangireddy, MD, is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist and hematologist at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. While experienced in treating all types of malignancies, she is a specialist in caring for patients with uterine, cervical, and ovarian cancers, as well as breast cancer and blood cancers. Her clinical interests include research into biomarker-driven therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.
Dr. Gangireddy is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American College of Physicians. In addition, she has been published in multiple peer-reviewed publications and has presented at numerous medical meetings. She earned her medical degree at Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana, India followed by a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pinnacle in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and a fellowship in hematology/oncology, at Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She is proficient in Telugu and Hindi as well as English.
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to treat patients with compassion and be supportive during difficult times in their lives. I believe building trust is key for a good patient-physician relationship, and that a multidisciplinary approach is essential to developing the best treatment plan.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Bone Sarcoma
- Endocrine Carcinoma
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Osteosarcoma
- Paraganglioma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Sarcoma
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Uterine Sarcoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Angiomyxoma
- Angiosarcoma
- Bone Sarcoma
- Cardiac Sarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Clear Cell Chondrosarcoma
- Clear Cell Sarcoma
- Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protruberans
- Desmoid Tumors
- Desmoplastic Small Cell Tumor
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
- Endocrine Carcinoma
- Endometrial Sarcoma
- Endovascular Papillary Angioendothelioma
- Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Epithelioid Sarcoma
- Ewings Sarcoma
- Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor
- Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma
- Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma Of The Head & Neck
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Granulation Cell Sarcoma
- Hemangioendothelioma
- Hemangiopericytoma
- Intimal Sarcoma
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Leiomyosarcoma Of Uterus
- Liposarcoma
- Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
- Lymphangiosarcoma
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
- Malignant Glomus Tumor
- Malignant Granular Cell Tumor
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Malignant Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
- Malignant Schwannoma
- Malignant Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
- Myoepithelioma/Mixed Tumor Of Soft Tissue
- Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
- Myxofibrosarcoma
- Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
- Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Neurofibrosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Paraganglioma
- Parosteal Osteosarcoma
- Pecoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pleomorphic Liposarcoma
- Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sarcoma
- Solitary Fibrous Tumor
- Spindle Cell Sarcoma
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Uterine Sarcoma
- Well Differentiated Liposarcoma
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Sarcoma Genomics
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Opoen HMO Option
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: Lankenau Hospital (2023)
Residency Program: UPMC Harrisburg Hospital (2020)
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College (2016)