About me
Hira Latif, MD, is a hematologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Latif specializes in treating patients with blood disorders, such as abnormal blood counts, bleeding and clotting disorders, hemoglobinopathies, immune thrombocytopenia, and hematological malignancies.
Dr. Latif performs diagnostic procedures, including bone marrow biopsies, and is specialty trained in intrathecal chemotherapy. She also works alongside the Infusion Center to provide patients with blood transfusions, iron infusions, chemotherapy, immunotherapy for the treatment of blood disorders and blood cancers.
Dr. Latif’s clinical and research interests include diagnosing and treating all blood and clotting disorders. Specifically, she is interested in finding effective treatments for clotting disorders in specialized populations, such as patients with kidney disease, obesity, and pregnant women. She is also involved in clinical trials investigating immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) drugs. Dr. Latif has earned awards throughout her practice, including the Humanism in Medicine Award, Thrombosis & Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) 2020 Young Investigator Travel Award, and is part of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Medical Educators Institute.
Dr. Latif received her medical degree from Aga Khan University in Pakistan, where she later completed an internship in internal medicine. She then completed an additional internship in internal medicine at MedStar Washington, followed by an internal medicine residency at Jacobi Medical Center in New York City. Finally, Dr. Latif completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at MedStar Washington.
She is an active member of many professional societies, including the American Society of Hematology, the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society, and the Foundation of Women and Girl’s Blood Disorders.
Philosophy of Care
“I have a holistic approach to patient care that supports a patient’s overall well-being. I’m a patient advocate focused on partnering with patients in their medical care. I strongly believe that a multidisciplinary approach to patient care is fundamental. I use a collaborative approach when treating patients and communicate diligently with my referring physicians. I’m always available for my patients to answer their questions and address their concerns. I want patients to leave knowing that I gave my complete attention and focus to their problems. It’s important to me that I answer all of their questions to their complete satisfaction.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Kidney Resection
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Arthrocentesis
- Ascites Drainage
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Surgery
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Kidney Resection
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Mass Treatment
- Lung Metastasis Treatment
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Seminoma Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Venous Access Device Removal
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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology/Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center (2017)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2015)
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical School (2011)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025