About me
Shweta Kurian, MD, is the director of breast medical oncology and the High-Risk Cancer Program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and the MedStar Health Bel Air Medical Campus. Board certified in hematology and medical oncology, Dr. Kurian cares for patients with breast and gynecological cancers. Additionally, she has a specialized interest in the genetics of breast cancer and the steps that can be taken clinically to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer for both women and men who are deemed high-risk because they carry a genetic mutation or by virtue of family history.
Dr. Kurian is a graduate of the Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala University, located in India. She completed an internal medicine residency at George Washington University/Providence Hospital in Washington D.C., where she was appointed chief resident. Her training concluded with a fellowship at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami, with concentration on hematology and oncology care. A believer in the importance of lifelong education, Dr. Kurian is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She also applies her clinical knowledge and expertise as a reviewer for several prestigious medical journals.
Dr. Kurian is fluent in both Hindi and Malayalam. She also has knowledge of the Punjabi and Gujarati languages. She accepts new patient appointments at both MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center at the MedStar Health Bel Air Medical Campus.
Dr. Kurian’s Philosophy of Care
“Cancer care is very complex. It involves different specialties and multiple modalities, and requires an understanding of esoteric research trials. Patient care involves selecting the best modality of treatment for each patient based on our knowledge of all of the options available. It’s also about understanding the patient as a fellow human being with their wishes being center stage as their care is directed. My role as a physician is to help my patients understand and navigate all their options and chose what is best for them.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Baclofen Pump Refill
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cervical Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Endometrial Cancer Treatment
- Genetic Counseling
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Labia Cancer Treatment
- Leiomyosarcoma Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Ovarian Cancer Treatment
- Post-Void Residual Testing
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Cystectomy For Bladder Cancer
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Debulking
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
- Uterine Cancer Treatment
- Vaginal Cancer Treatment
- Venous Access Device Management
- Venous Blood Sampling
Practice locations
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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste B100
Olney, MD, 20832
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste TG-100
Olney, MD, 20832
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 2200
Baltimore, MD, 21237
12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 180
Bel Air, MD, 21015
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
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital GME (2013)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2009)
Medical School: Medical College Thiruvananthapuram (1999)