Keith R. Unger, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Radiation Oncology
Languages: English
202-444-3786
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)
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Cyberknife
- Intraoperative 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
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
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