Sonali Rudra, MD| Radiation Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Sonali Rudra, MD, serves as director of the Breast Cancer Radiation Oncology Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and an assistant professor for the Department of Radiation Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She specializes in treating patients with breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies, pediatric malignancies, and central nervous malignancies, with a range of technologies including proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy/image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT/IGRT/Rapid Arc), CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and high-dose rate brachytherapy.
Dr. Rudra is widely published in respected clinical journals and serves on an editorial board reviewing clinical articles. She also participates in professional activities, serving as a core member of the team at Georgetown responsible for accreditation by the NAPBC (National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers) to ensure clinical quality, as well as being a member of the Intraoperative Radiation (IORT) Working Group.
Philosophy of Care
"I believe in treating my patients as individuals, and strive to provide them with the best possible outcomes while minimizing the effect on their lives."
Conditions Treated
- Breast cancers
- Gynecologic malignancies
- Pediatric malignancies
- Central nervous malignancies
- Brachytherapy
- Proton therapy
- CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Intraoperative radiation therapy
- High-dose rate brachytherapy
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Gastric Cancer
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anal Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Cutaneous Melanoma
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes In The Neck
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Glioblastoma
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Meningioma
- Mesothelioma
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skin Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Spine Tumor
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Throat Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Wilms Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cyberknife
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intrafraction Tracking Motion
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Radiation Treatment
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Uterine Cancer
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: The University of Chicago Medical Center Center For Care and Discovery (2013)
Internship: The University of Chicago Medical Center Center For Care and Discovery (2009)
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)