Tara K Suntum, MD| Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Suntum is trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics and treats children, adolescents, and young adults with blood disorders and cancer. Her notable accomplishments include research on chronic B-cell malignancies at the National Cancer Institute with publications in the British Journal of Haematology, Leukemia Research, and Blood, as well as research focusing on improving immunotherapy at The University of Chicago.
Dr. Suntum’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer care
- Anemias, hemoglobinopathies, and thrombocytopenias
- Cancer survivorship
- Leukemia, lymphoma, and other malignant hematologic disorders
- Sarcoma
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Sarcoma Treatment
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
Procedures I perform
- Aerosol Inhalation Of Pentamidine
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Sarcoma Treatment
- Cancer Metastasis Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Cancer Recurrence Treatment
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Ewing's Sarcoma Treatment
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing For Down Syndrome
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Granulocyte Transfusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oral Chemotherapy Prescription
- Osteosarcoma Treatment
- Pancreatic Cancer Imaging
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment
- Sarcoma Treatment
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Resection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2020)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2017)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2013)