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
- 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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Residency: AdventHealth Orlando (2015)
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025