About me
Board-certified radiation oncologist Keith Unger, MD, is the Physician Executive Director of MedStar Health's Radiation Oncology Service Line, Chief of Radiation Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and the Medical Director of RadAmerica. He is the Acting Academic Chair of the Department of Radiation Medicine and a Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He serves on the Medical Executive Committee of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Unger's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of complex gastrointestinal cancers, sarcomas, prostate cancer, as well as advanced radiation therapy techniques.
Dr. Unger completed his internship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, including a year as chief resident for Radiation Oncology. He received both his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards.
As a researcher and educator, Dr. Unger has been a co-author to multiple text book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a presenter at major medical meetings. His research focuses on the development of novel radiation therapy techniques and reduction in treatment-related side effects. He is an investigator for several active clinical and basic science research studies and his work has been supported by grant funding. He previously served as chair of the gastrointestinal committee for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and serves a member of a physician advisory board for proton therapy.
Dr. Unger sees patients at both MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center.
Conditions Treated:
- Pancreatic cancer
- Liver cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Other gastrointestinal cancers
- Sarcomas
- Brain and spine cancer
- Breast cancer
- Prostate cancer
- General radiation oncology
Procedures performed:
- Proton therapy
- Intensity modulation radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy, CyberKnife
- Stereotactic radiosurgery, CyberKnife
- Selective internal radiation therapy (TheraSpheres, Sirs Spherers)
- Intraoperative radiation therapy (INTRABEAM)
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cyberknife
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Intrafraction Tracking Motion
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Radiation Treatment
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Rehabilitation Procedures
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Radiation Therapy For Endocrine Tumors
- Telemedicine Visit
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2011)
Internship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2007)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2006)
Awards
- Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Educator of the Year
- Best of ASTRO Abstract Award Annual Meeting
- Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine
- Radiation Research Society Scholars in Training Travel Award