Theresa Lynne Harrington Stukus, ANPBC NP| Breast Medical Oncology, Family Medicine | 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 Screening
- 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 Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- 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
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Disease Prevention
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Ear Tube Insertion
- 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
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: George Mason University (2002)