Tara K Suntum, MD| Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Suntum is trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics and treats children, adolescents, and young adults with blood disorders and cancer. Her notable accomplishments include research on chronic B-cell malignancies at the National Cancer Institute with publications in the British Journal of Haematology, Leukemia Research, and Blood, as well as research focusing on improving immunotherapy at The University of Chicago.
Dr. Suntum’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer care
- Anemias, hemoglobinopathies, and thrombocytopenias
- Cancer survivorship
- Leukemia, lymphoma, and other malignant hematologic disorders
- Sarcoma
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Sarcoma Treatment
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
Procedures I perform
- Aerosol Inhalation Of Pentamidine
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Sarcoma Treatment
- Cancer Metastasis Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Cancer Recurrence Treatment
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Ewing's Sarcoma Treatment
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing For Down Syndrome
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Granulocyte Transfusion
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oral Chemotherapy Prescription
- Osteosarcoma Treatment
- Pancreatic Cancer Imaging
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment
- Sarcoma Treatment
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Resection
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2020)
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2020)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2017)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2013)