About me
Luther L. Ampey, III, MD, is board certified in radiation oncology at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. He specializes in stereotactic, external beam and hyperfractionated radiotherapy to treat breast, prostate, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. He also is a member of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American College of Radiation Oncology, and American Brachytherapy Society.
Dr. Ampey’s approach to care centers on providing compassionate and personalized services. He begins by having thoughtful conversations with patients to learn about their specific health goals and concerns. He also reviews medical histories, performs physical exams, and orders laboratory tests to gain in-depth awareness about their specific conditions and symptoms. He then works closely with them to develop comprehensive care plans that include evidence-based treatments and pain management solutions. With a detailed-oriented team of oncology nurses, radiation therapists, medical physicists, and dosimetrists, he offers safe therapies that advance overall well-being and comfort.
Dr. Ampey is particularly interested in clinical breakthroughs that create new or enhanced cancer treatments. One example is recent data suggesting that the combined use of radiation and immunotherapy can help the immune system more effectively attack certain types of cancer. Referring physicians should know that he will keep them well informed about their patients’ progress while ensuring that they receive the best possible outcomes.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ve always been interested in science – the continuous process of discovering novel and building upon past knowledge. When fused with my being a people person, radiation oncology was the perfect medical field for me.
I enjoy sharing that knowledge with patients so they can make well-informed decisions about their health. As a result, I take the time to ensure that they fully understand every aspect of the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery process. Equally important, I encourage shared decision making to make certain their important voices are respectfully heard and valued.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Radiation Oncology Consultation
- Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anal Cancer
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Craniopharyngioma
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Glioblastoma
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Liposarcoma
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pleura Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skin Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Ureteral Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Wilms Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Cyberknife
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Nanoknife
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Total Body Irradiation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Vulvar Cancer
- 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
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (1997)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (1997)
Internship: University of Virginia Medical Center (1993)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1992)
Awards
- Physician of the Year, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (2019) Physician Commitment Award, MedStar Montgomery Center Foundation (2014) Hero Award, American Cancer Society (2010) Top Doctors, Washingtonian (2018, 2014, 2012, 2010 and 2008) Teacher of the Year, Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Rodent Cell Transformation and Immediate Early Gene Expression Following 60-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure, Environmental Health Perspectives, 1996
- Radiobiologic Evaluation of Overall Treatment Time In-Patients with Early Stage Glottic Carcinoma, American Radium Society Meeting Presentation, May 1995
- Rodent Cell Transformation and Immediate Early Gene Expression Following 60-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure, Bioelectromagnetics Society Meeting Presentation, June 1995