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