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