Theresa Lynne Harrington Stukus, ANPBC NP| Hematology and Oncology, Breast Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Ms. Harrington is an Oncology Nurse Practitioner specializing in breast cancer since 2003. She started her oncology nursing career at MedStar Georgetown University Hopsital in the mid-1990s. Since then she worked in the areas of home infusion therapy, a private practice oncology setting and returned to MedStar Georgetown in 2003. She worked for several years with women at increased risk for breast cancer and then transitioned back to the medical oncology setting in 2013.
Ms. Harrington's special interests include survivorship, helath promotion and wellness after breast cancer. She also has extensive experience in symptom management of the side effects related chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and immunotherpay as well as management of symptoms related to metastatic disease. The psychological impact of breast cancer on the individual is also a primary focus.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Anemia Management
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Breast And Ovarian Cancer Clinic
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Biopsy For Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Early Detection
- Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care
- Breast Cancer Hot Flash Management
- Breast Cancer Pain Management
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Breast Infection Treatment
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Diagnostic Testing
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment And Prevention Clinic
- Cancer Risk Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chronic Wound Care
- Clinical Trials For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Coagulopathy Management
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Disease Prevention
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis
- Family History-Based Cancer Risk Assessment
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Expression Profiling For Breast Cancer
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- High-Risk Clinic
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Late Effects Management
- Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Neutropenia Management
- Oncology Consultation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Ovarian Ablation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Staging Workup
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Wellness Services
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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 Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HighMark
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Mason University (2002)