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
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Hematology Consultation
- Leukemia Management
- Lymphoma Management
- Oncology Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Aplastic Anemia
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Autoimmune Disorders
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Kidney
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Colon Cancer
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastric Cancer
- Hemophilia
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
- Hodgkin Disease
- Immunodeficiencies
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Ovarian Cancer
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Plasma Cell Disorders
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thyroid Cancer
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Uterine Cancer
- Vascular Tumors
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Anemia Management
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Brca Gene Testing
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Risk Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- 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
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- 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
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Leukemia Management
- Liquid Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Muscle Injection
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Management
- Neutropenia Management
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Nutrition Counseling
- Oncology Consultation
- Pain Management Consultation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Radiation Therapy
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tobramycin Administration
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
- Venous Blood Collection
- 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
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway (2012)