About me
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An internationally recognized lymphoma expert, Dr. Dunleavy is a medical oncologist and hematologist who serves as section chief, Hematology, and disease group lead, Malignant Hematology, for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Dunleavy specializes in treating patients with the following conditions:
- Aggressive (fast growing) and indolent (slow growing) lymphomas
- Viral-associated lymphomas such as those associated with HIV and EBV
- Lymphomas following transplantation
- Lymphoma in adolescent and young adult (AYA) populations such as mediastinal B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma
- Lymphomas of the central nervous system
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
His work combines active clinical research and outstanding patient care with the goal of developing new treatments that will improve outcomes for people with lymphoma. His clinical drug discovery work includes phase I, II, and III clinical trials as a principal investigator and co-investigator on several single and multicenter studies.
As the director of hematological malignancies at MedStar Georgetown, Dr. Dunleavy oversees the team responsible for treating blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Our physician teams work collaboratively, engaging with each other, discussing promising treatments being developed in their specialties, sharing outcomes, and partnering on research projects.
Dr. Dunleavy serves on the scientific advisory board of the Lymphoma Research Foundation and on the editorial board of several journals. He has published more than 100 manuscripts and textbook chapters and frequently presents his research across the country and the world.
Dr. Dunleavy grew up in Ireland, where he was interested in medicine from a young age. He earned his medical degree from University College Dublin and completed fellowships in medical oncology at University College Dublin and the National Cancer Institute (NIH), where he continued to work after his fellowship as an attending physician and clinical director of the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Dunleavy was professor of medicine, director of the lymphoma program, and co-director of the microbial oncology program in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at George Washington University Cancer Center.
Dr. Dunleavy’s Philosophy of Care
“We’re now in an era where we have developed dramatic new cancer therapies in the last few years. We have so many ways of tackling lymphoma, and scientific discovery continues to move at a fast pace. My role is to bring these leading-edge advances to the bedside, working in close collaboration with my malignant hematology colleagues across the system.
Broadly speaking, my clinical and research goals are two-fold: first, to increase the cure rate of lymphomas – many of which are highly curable – and second, to reduce treatment toxicity for patients. We have lot to offer in terms of being able to do our own studies. My role is to bring all our resources together, to find new ways of collaborating, and ultimately to improve patient outcomes. We’ll also focus on addressing cancer needs specific to the Washington, D.C., region in the research that we do, to address unmet needs with investigator-initiated studies to test new ideas and strategies.”
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Can
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Chemoradiation
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Lymphoma Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Physical Therapy Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemoradiation
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Dialysis
- Directed Blood Donation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Gastric Surgery
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Leukemia Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Marrow Ablation
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Nasal Culture
- Neutrophil Transfusion
- Nonautologous Fresh Plasma Transfusion
- Nonautologous Globulin Transfusion
- Nonautologous Plasma Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radioimmunotherapy
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Somatostatin Analogue Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Resection
- Ultrasonography
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- Whole Blood Transfusion
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2223Fax 703-558-1442
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
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
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Education
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2006)
Medical School: University College Dublin (1994)
Graduate: Uc Davis (1994)