About me
Shweta Kurian, MD, is the director of breast medical oncology and the High-Risk Cancer Program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and the MedStar Health Bel Air Medical Campus. Board certified in hematology and medical oncology, Dr. Kurian cares for patients with breast and gynecological cancers. Additionally, she has a specialized interest in the genetics of breast cancer and the steps that can be taken clinically to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer for both women and men who are deemed high-risk because they carry a genetic mutation or by virtue of family history.
Dr. Kurian is a graduate of the Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala University, located in India. She completed an internal medicine residency at George Washington University/Providence Hospital in Washington D.C., where she was appointed chief resident. Her training concluded with a fellowship at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami, with concentration on hematology and oncology care. A believer in the importance of lifelong education, Dr. Kurian is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She also applies her clinical knowledge and expertise as a reviewer for several prestigious medical journals.
Dr. Kurian is fluent in both Hindi and Malayalam. She also has knowledge of the Punjabi and Gujarati languages. She accepts new patient appointments at both MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center at the MedStar Health Bel Air Medical Campus.
Dr. Kurian’s Philosophy of Care
“Cancer care is very complex. It involves different specialties and multiple modalities, and requires an understanding of esoteric research trials. Patient care involves selecting the best modality of treatment for each patient based on our knowledge of all of the options available. It’s also about understanding the patient as a fellow human being with their wishes being center stage as their care is directed. My role as a physician is to help my patients understand and navigate all their options and chose what is best for them.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cervical Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Endometrial Cancer Treatment
- Genetic Counseling
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Labia Cancer Treatment
- Leiomyosarcoma Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Ovarian Cancer Treatment
- Post-Void Residual Testing
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Cystectomy For Bladder Cancer
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Debulking
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
- Uterine Cancer Treatment
- Vaginal Cancer Treatment
- Venous Access Device Management
- Venous Blood Sampling
Practice locations
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 2200
Baltimore, MD, 21237
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste TG-100
Olney, MD, 20832
12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 180
Bel Air, MD, 21015
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste B100
Olney, MD, 20832
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
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital GME (2013)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2009)
Medical School: Medical College Thiruvananthapuram (1999)