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
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- 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
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Mesothelioma
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Osteoarthritis
- 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
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Telemedicine Visit
- 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
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- 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
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest 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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- 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)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- 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
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- 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)