Tunay Kuru, MD MSPH| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary 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 (146 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep 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

Fax 877-286-1492

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

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
  • 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.

  • May 21, 2025

    Great doctor. Always concerned and personable.