Julia Cunningham, MD| Benign Hematology, Hematology Oncology | MedStar Health
Julia Cunningham

Julia Cunningham, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (511 reviews)

Specialties: Benign Hematology, Hematology Oncology

Languages: English

202-444-0939

About me

Julia M. Cunningham, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Hematology and Oncology who specializes in non-malignant hematology. She treats a broad range of diagnoses including platelet and bleeding disorders, red blood cell disorders, disorders of the white blood cell and blood proteins and hypercoagulable states. She emphasizes individualized diagnostic and treatment planning for all her patients. Dr. Cunningham is engaged in clinical research in the areas of non-malignant hematology and complement-mediated disease. Dr. Cunningham is part of a multidisciplinary team of skilled specialists that include cancer surgeons and radiation oncologists with expertise in the most advanced cancer treatment options available.

Dr. Cunningham’s main areas of clinical expertise include:

  • Bleeding disorders
  • Disorders of the white blood cells
  • Disorders of the red blood cells
  • Platelet disorders
  • Atypical HUS/TTP
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Hematologic disorders of pregnancy
  • Hypercoagulable disorders

Clinical areas of focus

  • Bleeding Disorder
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
  • Anemia
  • Anemia And Bone Marrow Disorders
  • Anemia Of Chronic Disease
  • Anemia Of Pregnancy
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Antithrombin Deficiency
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
  • B12 Deficiency Anemia
  • Bleeding Disorder
  • Blood Cancer
  • Blood Clot
  • Blood Clotting Disorder
  • Blood Disorders
  • Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
  • Castleman's Disease
  • Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)
  • Coagulation Disorders
  • Cold Agglutinin Disease
  • Cooley Anemia
  • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Deep Thrombophlebitis
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Diamond Blackfan Anemia
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita
  • Essential Thrombocytosis
  • Factor Eight Disorder
  • Factor Nine Deficiency
  • Factor V Leiden
  • Familial Aplastic Anemia
  • Fanconi Anemia
  • Folic Acid Deficiency
  • Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Hellp Syndrome
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Hemoglobinopathies
  • Hemolytic Anemia
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  • Hemophilia
  • Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
  • Hereditary Spherocytosis
  • Hypercoagulable State
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Iron Metabolism Disorders
  • Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
  • Leukocytosis
  • Leukopenia
  • Lymphopenia
  • Maternal Hematologic Disorders
  • Maternal Thrombophilia
  • Myeloproliferative Diseases
  • Neutropenia
  • Pancytopenia
  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
  • Pernicious Anemia
  • Petechiae
  • Platelet Disorder
  • Polycythemia
  • Porphyria
  • Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
  • Primary Myelofibrosis
  • Protein C Deficiency
  • Protein S Deficiency
  • Prothrombin Gene Mutation
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia
  • Purpura
  • Recurrent Thrombosis
  • Red Blood Cell Disorders
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Splenic Sequestration
  • Splenomegaly
  • Thalassemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thrombophilia
  • Thrombotic Disorders
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Venous Occlusive Crisis
  • Von Willebrand Disease
  • White Blood Cell Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Anticoagulation
  • Biological Targeted Therapy
  • Bone Marrow Biopsy
  • Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Maternal Anticoagulation
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Building Bmtclinic
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-5266

Fax 202-444-6387

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Fax 202-444-6387

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Kaiser Select
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Kaiser Signature
    • I-SNP
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Tricare East Select
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Tricare for Life East
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • United Choice
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Cigna EPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • United Student Resources
    • United Choice Plus
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • Virginia Premier
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Carefirst EPO
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • D-SNP)
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Navigate
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • United Golden Rule
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2017)

Internship/Residency: Tufts University Affiliated Hospital (2014)

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (2011)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Sep 25, 2024

    Dr Julia Cunningham is an outstanding physician.

  • Sep 12, 2024

    Always excellent.

  • Aug 29, 2024

    it was a great visit. Visit position was very knowledgeable. Good use of time.