Julia Marie Cunningham, MD| Hematology and Oncology, Hematology | MedStar Health
Julia Marie Cunningham

Julia Marie Cunningham, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (685 reviews)

Specialties: Hematology and Oncology, Hematology, Medical Oncology

Languages: English

202-444-0939

About me

Julia M. Cunningham, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Hematology and Oncology who specializes in non-malignant hematology. She treats a broad range of diagnoses including platelet and bleeding disorders, red blood cell disorders, disorders of the white blood cell and blood proteins and hypercoagulable states. She emphasizes individualized diagnostic and treatment planning for all her patients. Dr. Cunningham is engaged in clinical research in the areas of non-malignant hematology and complement-mediated disease. Dr. Cunningham is part of a multidisciplinary team of skilled specialists that include cancer surgeons and radiation oncologists with expertise in the most advanced cancer treatment options available.

Dr. Cunningham’s main areas of clinical expertise include:

  • Bleeding disorders
  • Disorders of the white blood cells
  • Disorders of the red blood cells
  • Platelet disorders
  • Atypical HUS/TTP
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Hematologic disorders of pregnancy
  • Hypercoagulable disorders

Clinical areas of focus

  • Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
  • Coagulopathy Management
  • Hemophilia Treatment
  • Thrombophilia Management
  • Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
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Procedures I perform

  • Ambulatory Phlebectomy
  • Antineoplastic Injection
  • Ascites Drainage
  • Autologous Whole Blood Transfusion
  • Blood Banking
  • Blood Cell Count
  • Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Bone Density Study
  • Bone Density Test
  • Bone Marrow Aspiration
  • Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
  • Cancer Treatment
  • Chemotherapy Administration
  • Circulating Tumor Cell Monitoring
  • Coagulopathy Management
  • Ear Tube Insertion
  • Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
  • Hemophilia Treatment
  • Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
  • Immune Cell Therapy Administration
  • Immunotherapy
  • Introduction Of Antineoplastic
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment
  • Leukemia Treatment
  • Leukopenia Treatment
  • Lymphoma Treatment
  • Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
  • Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
  • Mean Corpuscular Volume
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
  • Multiple Myeloma Treatment
  • Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
  • Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
  • Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
  • Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Platelet Transfusion
  • Rbc Pretreatment
  • Red Blood Cell Transfusion
  • Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
  • Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
  • Sickle Cell Testing
  • Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
  • Thrombocytapheresis
  • Thrombophilia Management
  • Tumor Immunohistochemistry
  • Tumor Marker Testing
  • Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
  • White Blood Cell Transfusion
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2nd Fl Main Bldg BMT Clinic
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-5266

Fax 202-444-6387

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2017)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2014)

Medical School: University of Washington (2011)

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

    5
  • 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

    5
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 18, 2025

    Dr. Cunningham is terrific in every way. Her advice and counsel is greatly appreciated.

  • Dec 6, 2025

    Dr. Cunningham is always amazing.

  • Dec 2, 2025

    I am confident about being in her care.