About me
Salem Kim, MD, is a board-certified hematologist at the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a specialist in blood disorders, Dr. Kim treats both benign hematology disorders (e.g., blood clots, anemias, thrombocytopenias, thalassemias, sickle cell disease) as well as malignant disorders (e.g., leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma). Dr. Kim holds board certifications in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. She also is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.
Dr. Kim's approach to treatment depends on her patients’ individualized care needs and she aims to work together with her patients to develop a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to their goals of care. She is passionate about keeping abreast of the many new treatment options available for treating blood disorders and is excited to offer them to her patients.
Dr. Kim's research interests include non-cancerous blood disorders, which despite not being life-threatening, can be as life-changing as cancer. Referring physicians should know that Dr. Kim welcomes patients with various blood disorders, irrespective of whether they are benign or malignant in nature.
Dr. Kim completed her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Upon graduation, she completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Next, she went on to obtain a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY. During her fellowship, Dr. Kim was awarded the Jacobi Medical Center Days of the Giants Award for productivity and dedication to patient care. She was also a nominee for the Jacobi Medical Center Best Teaching Fellow award.
Philosophy of Care
“I work hard to establish trust with all my patients and aim to address all their questions and concerns regarding their diagnoses and treatment plans sincerely and honestly. Many of my patients come into my office worried and scared about their disorders, and I want them to walk out feeling educated about their disease and comfortable with the treatment plan we have developed together.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Anemia Management
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Hematology Consultation
- Leukemia Management
- Lymphoma Management
- Oncology Consultation
Procedures I perform
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Anemia Management
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Brca Gene Testing
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Risk Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Coagulopathy Management
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Disease Prevention
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Counseling
- Hematology Consultation
- Hematology Follow-Up
- Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant Preparation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Leukemia Management
- Liquid Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Management
- Neutropenia Management
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oncology Consultation
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tobramycin Administration
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- 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 Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway (2012)