About me
Mahsa Mohebtash, MD, serves as the Medical Director of MedStar Health Community Oncology overseeing oncology care at eight MedStar Health locations in Maryland. A board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist, she specializes in providing comprehensive care for patients diagnosed with various types of cancers, with a particular focus on breast, lung, and colorectal malignancies.
Before assuming the role of the system leader for MedStar Community Oncology, Dr. Mohebtash held several leadership positions and actively participated in executive and leadership committees. Currently, she serves as a member of the joint Board of Directors for both MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Mohebtash leads a variety of clinical trials across different tumor types and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including surgical oncologists and radiation oncologists, within the MedStar Health system. Her primary objective is to design personalized care plans for each patient, emphasizing the optimization of their quality of life and long-term favorable clinical outcomes.
Dr. Mohebtash earned her medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed her internal medicine residency program at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Her training concluded with a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Joining MedStar Health as an oncologist in 2009, she has actively engaged with various medical societies and professional organizations. With over 40 publications and abstracts, she continues to contribute to the filed through active participation in several clinical trials.
Consistently recognized for her contributions, Baltimore magazine has named Dr. Mohebtash to its annual "Top Doctors" listing in the fields of medical oncology, breast cancer oncology, and hematology every year since 2015.
Dr. Mohebtash’ s Philosophy of Care
“It has been a privilege to care for numerous cancer patients throughout the years. The relationship shaped between a patient and an oncologist is extensive, profound, and highly personal. In today's medical landscape, patients have a multitude of treatment options compared to two decades ago. I dedicate time to elucidate these options, along with their respective pros and cons, ensuring that my patients comprehend the information and can make well-informed decisions.
I strongly advocate for personalized care, emphasizing the necessity of tailoring treatment plans to meet each patient's unique needs. This approach considers not only the medical aspects but also addresses the emotional and social needs of every individual. While recognizing that not all cancers can be cured, my commitment is unwavering in the hope that I can help each and every patient."
Clinical areas of focus
- A1c Testing
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer Screening
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Akt Inhibitors
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Area-Based Breast Density
- Aromatase Inhibitors
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Boost Radiation
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer And Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer And Sexual Health
- Breast Cancer Index (BCI) Testing
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) Risk Calculator
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ca 19-9 Test
- Cancer Genetic Testing
- Cancer Immunoprevention
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cancer Treatment
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Chemosensitization
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Cholecystectomy
- Clinical Trials
- Coagulopathy Management
- Colectomy
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Estrogen Receptor (ER) Testing
- Female To Male Sex Reassignment Surgery
- Fulvestrant
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gene Therapy Research
- Genetic Counseling
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Hepatectomy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Insulin Resistance
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Laparoscopic Revision Of Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lhrh Agonists
- Liquid Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Low Anterior Resection
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Mammaprint Testing
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Nateglinide
- Neurogenomics
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oral Chemotherapy Prescription
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatectomy
- Percutaneous Therapeutic Substance Into Brain
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Perianal Surgery
- Prone Positioning
- Psa Testing
- Rbc Pretreatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy (RRSO)
- Salvage Surgery
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) Therapy
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Stem Cell Transplant-Related Infection Treatment
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With Respiratory Gating
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vaginal Atrophy
- Vaginal Pain
- Weight Management Program
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health (2009)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2006)
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2015 - 2025