Theresa Lynne Harrington Stukus, ANPBC NP| Hematology and Oncology, Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Ms. Harrington is an Oncology Nurse Practitioner specializing in breast cancer since 2003. She started her oncology nursing career at MedStar Georgetown University Hopsital in the mid-1990s. Since then she worked in the areas of home infusion therapy, a private practice oncology setting and returned to MedStar Georgetown in 2003. She worked for several years with women at increased risk for breast cancer and then transitioned back to the medical oncology setting in 2013.
Ms. Harrington's special interests include survivorship, helath promotion and wellness after breast cancer. She also has extensive experience in symptom management of the side effects related chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and immunotherpay as well as management of symptoms related to metastatic disease. The psychological impact of breast cancer on the individual is also a primary focus.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Anemia Management
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Breast And Ovarian Cancer Clinic
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Biopsy For Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Early Detection
- Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care
- Breast Cancer Pain Management
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
- Breast Infection Treatment
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Diagnostic Testing
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment And Prevention Clinic
- Cancer Risk Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chronic Wound Care
- Clinical Trials For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Coagulopathy Management
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Disease Prevention
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis
- Family History-Based Cancer Risk Assessment
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Expression Profiling For Breast Cancer
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- High-Risk Clinic
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Late Effects Management
- Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Neutropenia Management
- Oncology Consultation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Ovarian Ablation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Staging Workup
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Wellness Services
- 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
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Mason University (2002)