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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway (2012)