About me
Suthee Rapisuwon, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist, medical geneticist, and hematologist at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a specialist in skin melanomas and genetic medical conditions, Dr. Rapisuwon treats cancers of the skin, prostate, kidney, testicles, and bladder. He also is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, and American Association of Cancer Research.
Dr. Rapisuwon’s approach to care centers on providing individualized and comprehensive services. He begins by fully educating patients about their diagnoses and clearly discussing medication, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and clinical trial options. He then works with them to design comprehensive care plans. He is passionate about combining standard protocols with medical advances to help patients live heathier lives.
Dr. Rapisuwon is dedicated to advancing cancer research of the skin, eyes, and urinary tract as well as those caused by metabolic, hereditary, and other genetic factors. As a principal and translational researcher, he is part of national studies that examine novel diagnostic tools and medication therapies to treat advanced melanomas, non-melanoma skin cancers, and other diseases. He also has a particular interest in innovative treatments that could provide new hope to people who have complex eye cancers. Referring physicians should know that Dr. Rapisuwon is part of a countrywide network of clinicians who collaborate to connect patients with clinical trial opportunities.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ve devoted my career to clinical research, a field of scientific study focused on discovering better ways to save lives and improve health. Whether such breakthroughs help people defeat cancers or manage them like chronic diseases, every step is important. I hope my commitment to care not only helps current patients, but also leads to new pathways that comforts future generations too.
Additionally, I’m a volunteer doctor with the Marines – yet another way I enjoy serving others and giving back to the community.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Insulin Injection
- Renal Metastases Treatment
- Seminoma Treatment
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Resection
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Amyloidosis
- Arterial Blood Clots
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Choroid Melanoma
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Clotting Disorders
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease
- Liver Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Prostate Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Biopsy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Blood Clot Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Treatment
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Ecmo Cannulation
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Insulin Injection
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Kidney Cancer Treatment
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy For Prostate Cancer
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Metastatic Cancer Treatment
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care For Bone Cancer
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Pharmacological Imaging
- Photon Therapy For Cancer
- Platelet Transfusion
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Renal Metastases Treatment
- Seminoma Treatment
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Testicular Cancer Treatment
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Resection
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Watchful Waiting For Cancer
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Lombardi Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2223Fax 202-444-1229
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 Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics (MD)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Residency: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2012)
Graduate: Ramathibodi Hospital Faculty of Medicine (2003)
Awards
- Honors, Doctor of Medicine, Mahidol University (2003)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Dissecting the Treatment-Naïve Ecosystem of Human Melanoma Brain Metastasis, Cell, July 7, 2022
- Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Seviprotimut-L Polyvalent Melanoma Vaccine in Patients with Opst-Resection Melanoma at High Risk of Recurrence, The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, October 2021
- PET/CT Scan and Biopsy-Driven Approach for Safe Anti-PD-1 Therapy Discontinuation in Patients with Advanced Melanoma, The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, October 9, 2021
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Endomyocardial Biopsy Provides Pathological Insights to Dual Diseases. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: CardioOncology, June 1, 2021
- Chronic Immune-Related Adverse Events Following Adjuvant Anti-PD1 Therapy for High-Risk Resected Melanoma, The Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology, May 1, 2021
- A Multicenter Analysis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy Following Treatment of Isolated Brain Metastasis, Oncologist, November 23, 2020
- Exceptional Response and Multisystem Autoimmune-Like Toxicities Associated with the Same T-Cell Clone in a Patient with Uveal Melanoma Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, March 4, 2019
- Clinical Characterization of Colitis Arising from Anti-PD-1 Base Therapy, Oncoimmunology, October 31, 2018
- High Response Rate to PD-1 Blockade in Desmoplastic Melanomas, Nature, January 18, 2018
- Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Melanoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy, The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, February 21, 2017
- The Efficacy of Anti-PD-1 Agents in Acral and Mucosal Melanoma, Cancer, November 15, 2016
- Safety And Efficacy of Anti-PD-1 in Patients with Baseline Cardiac, Renal, or Hepatic Dysfunction, The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, October 1, 2016
- Circulating Biomarkers to Monitor Cancer Progression and Treatment, Computational and Structural Biotechnology, June 1, 2016
- Phase II Trial of Imatinib in AIDS-Associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma: AIDS Malignancy Consortium Protocol, Journal of Clinical Oncology, February 10, 2014
- Novel Somatic KIT Exon 8 Mutation with Dramatic Response to Imatinib in a Patient with Mucosal Melanoma: a Case Report, Melanoma Research, 2014
- Multiple Muscle Cell Alterations in a Case of Encephalomyopathy, Ultrastructural Pathology, February 2014
- Discordance Between Cobas BRAFV600 Testing and VE1 Immunohistochemistry in a Melanoma Patient with Bone Marrow Metastases, American Journal of Dermatopathology, September 2016
- Cardiofaciocutaneous and LEOPARD Syndromes, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics, May 15, 2011