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
Conditions and procedures
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
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
2nd Fl Main Bldg BMT Clinic
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health. NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card. *Denotes limited participation. Some physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), specialties, practices, or locations may not be covered by all insurance plans. If you want to see a participating physician or APP, contact your insurance plan to confirm they are covered and to have them assigned as your primary care physician or APP, if required by your plan. ** Effective January 1, 2027, MedStar Health hospitals, professional physicians and APPs, and home health will no longer participate in the HCSC/ Healthspring Medicare Advantage network.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring **
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Wellpoint DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: University of Washington (2011)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doctor 2022, 2023, 2024