Mounika Gangireddy, MD| Medical Oncology, Hematology | MedStar Health
About me
Mounika Gangireddy, MD, is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist and hematologist at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. While experienced in treating all types of malignancies, she is a specialist in caring for patients with uterine, cervical, and ovarian cancers, as well as breast cancer and blood cancers. Her clinical interests include research into biomarker-driven therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.
Dr. Gangireddy is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American College of Physicians. In addition, she has been published in multiple peer-reviewed publications and has presented at numerous medical meetings. She earned her medical degree at Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana, India followed by a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center Pinnacle in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and a fellowship in hematology/oncology, at Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She is proficient in Telugu and Hindi as well as English.
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is to treat patients with compassion and be supportive during difficult times in their lives. I believe building trust is key for a good patient-physician relationship, and that a multidisciplinary approach is essential to developing the best treatment plan.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Biopsy
- Chemotherapy Port Placement
- Hematology Consultation
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Tumor Marker Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Aplastic Anemia
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Ascites
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Sarcoma
- Brain Tumor
- Cervical Cancer
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Colon Cancer
- Craniopharyngioma
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
- Hodgkin Disease
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasm Analysis
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pancreas Cancer
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rectal Cancer
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Sickle
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Tonsil Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vaginal Cancer
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Sarcoma Surgery
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Disease Management Education
- Ewing's Sarcoma Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treatment
- Genetic Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Immunotherapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Lymphoma Management
- Melanoma Resection
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Muscle Injection
- Nutrition Counseling
- Osteosarcoma Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Referral
- Palliative Care Services
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Sarcoma Treatment
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Tumor Biopsy
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
- Venous Blood Collection
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Lankenau Hospital (2023)
Residency: Harrisburg Hospital (2020)
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College (2016)