About me
Salem Kim, MD, is a board-certified hematologist at the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a specialist in blood disorders, Dr. Kim treats both benign hematology disorders (e.g., blood clots, anemias, thrombocytopenias, thalassemias, sickle cell disease) as well as malignant disorders (e.g., leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma). Dr. Kim holds board certifications in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. She also is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.
Dr. Kim's approach to treatment depends on her patients’ individualized care needs and she aims to work together with her patients to develop a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to their goals of care. She is passionate about keeping abreast of the many new treatment options available for treating blood disorders and is excited to offer them to her patients.
Dr. Kim's research interests include non-cancerous blood disorders, which despite not being life-threatening, can be as life-changing as cancer. Referring physicians should know that Dr. Kim welcomes patients with various blood disorders, irrespective of whether they are benign or malignant in nature.
Dr. Kim completed her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Upon graduation, she completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Next, she went on to obtain a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY. During her fellowship, Dr. Kim was awarded the Jacobi Medical Center Days of the Giants Award for productivity and dedication to patient care. She was also a nominee for the Jacobi Medical Center Best Teaching Fellow award.
Philosophy of Care
“I work hard to establish trust with all my patients and aim to address all their questions and concerns regarding their diagnoses and treatment plans sincerely and honestly. Many of my patients come into my office worried and scared about their disorders, and I want them to walk out feeling educated about their disease and comfortable with the treatment plan we have developed together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Anemia Management
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Hematology Consultation
- Leukemia Management
- Lymphoma Management
- Oncology Consultation
Procedures I perform
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Anemia Management
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Brca Gene Testing
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Risk Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Coagulopathy Management
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Disease Prevention
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Counseling
- Hematology Consultation
- Hematology Follow-Up
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Leukemia Management
- Liquid Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Management
- Neutropenia Management
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oncology Consultation
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tobramycin Administration
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
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
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
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: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway (2012)