About me
Irina Tunnage, DO, MHS, is a fellowship-trained gynecological oncologist practicing at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Tunnage specializes in the treatment of gynecologic diseases and malignancies including cancers of the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and vulva. Her clinical interests include biomarker and molecular-driven therapies as well as immunotherapies in the treatment of gynecologic cancers. She is also dedicated to identifying ways to bridge gaps in disparities to care.
Dr. Tunnage is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has also been published in multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented at numerous medical meetings. She earned her medical degree at Touro University California, College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Vallejo, California followed by a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. She then went on to complete a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at New York University, New York. She is proficient in Russian as well as English.
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to focus on individualized, patient-centered cancer care, encompassing surgery and chemotherapy, as well as integrative medicine in treating patients and their families. I believe that every patient has unique needs and values that should be addressed during their cancer care. I use state-of-the-art surgical techniques, including robotics, along with targeted novel therapeutics to achieve the best outcomes for my patients.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Genital Organs
- Cervical Cancer
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Genital Organs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Vulva
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Resection Endoscopic
- Bilateral Ovaries Resection Endoscopic
- Bilateral Salpingo
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Clinical Trials For Gynecologic Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Hysteroscopic Surgery
- Labia Cancer Treatment
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
- Oophorectomy
- Ovarian Cancer
- Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy For Gynecologic Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: New York University (2023)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Medical School: Touro University California - College of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)