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."
Clinical areas of focus
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Breast Cancer
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Her2neu Receptor
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Metastasis
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cancer
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Anal Cancer
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Bone
- Bile Duct Mass
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Sarcoma
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer
- Cancer During Pregnancy
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Related Fatigue
- Cancer Survivor
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemophilia
- Her2neu Receptor
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Lymphoma
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Multiple Myeloma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Oral Complications Of Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Rectal Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Skull Base Tumor
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spine Tumor
- Stomach Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
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)
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Opoen HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Open POS II
- Tricare Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open EPO Plus
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS EPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2022)
Residency Program: AdventHealth Orlando (2015)
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine (2008)