About me
Rumaisa Hameed, MD, is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist at the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. She offers patients throughout the southern Maryland region comprehensive, personalized care for a range of benign and malignant blood disorders and all types of cancers.
Dr. Hameed is passionate about caring for the whole patient at every stage of their cancer journey. Her focus is on benign and malignant blood disorders and the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancers including breast, gastrointestinal, liver, lung, genitourinary, and gynecologic cancers as well as melanoma and sarcoma. She provides cancer treatments including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, and works with patients on survivorship after cancer.
Philosophy of Care:
“I am a firm believer in a multi-disciplinary approach to care and evidence-based medicine. I provide comprehensive care to my patients by focusing on their condition and overall wellbeing, delivering personalized care, and collaborating with other referring physicians for the best treatment outcomes. As a part of the MedStar Health system, I am dedicated to providing advanced cancer care to the community and to support patients and their families."
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Blood Cell Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Supportive Care
- Thrombocytapheresis
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
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
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: AdventHealth Orlando (2015)
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025