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
- Antineoplastic Injection
- 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
- Conformal Radiotherapy
- Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Dialysis
- Directed Blood Donation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Gastric Surgery
- Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- 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
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
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
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Education
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2006)
Medical School: University College Dublin (1994)
Graduate: Uc Davis (1994)