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