Tunay Kuru, MD MSPH| Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine | MedStar Health
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Tunay Kuru

Tunay Kuru, MD MSPH
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (147 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Dr. Kuru is an associate professor at Georgetown University. Her special interests include pulmonary hypertension, scleroderma-associated lung diseases, recurrent or submassive pulmonary embolism, interstitial lung diseases and critical care medicine.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0552
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Fax 877-286-1492

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Graduate: University of Michigan (2000)

Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2000)

Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (1997)

Graduate: Washington University School of Medicine (1994)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 31, 2026

    I would certainly recommend her to others, she is the best!

  • Oct 3, 2025

    Grateful doctor was able to see me despite my late arrival.

  • Jun 23, 2025

    Dr. Kuru was incredibly thorough in explaining my condition and took great care to listen to my questions and concerns.