About me
Salem Kim, MD, is a board-certified hematologist at the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a specialist in blood disorders, Dr. Kim treats both benign hematology disorders (e.g., blood clots, anemias, thrombocytopenias, thalassemias, sickle cell disease) as well as malignant disorders (e.g., leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma). Dr. Kim holds board certifications in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. She also is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.
Dr. Kim's approach to treatment depends on her patients’ individualized care needs and she aims to work together with her patients to develop a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to their goals of care. She is passionate about keeping abreast of the many new treatment options available for treating blood disorders and is excited to offer them to her patients.
Dr. Kim's research interests include non-cancerous blood disorders, which despite not being life-threatening, can be as life-changing as cancer. Referring physicians should know that Dr. Kim welcomes patients with various blood disorders, irrespective of whether they are benign or malignant in nature.
Dr. Kim completed her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Upon graduation, she completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Next, she went on to obtain a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY. During her fellowship, Dr. Kim was awarded the Jacobi Medical Center Days of the Giants Award for productivity and dedication to patient care. She was also a nominee for the Jacobi Medical Center Best Teaching Fellow award.
Philosophy of Care
“I work hard to establish trust with all my patients and aim to address all their questions and concerns regarding their diagnoses and treatment plans sincerely and honestly. Many of my patients come into my office worried and scared about their disorders, and I want them to walk out feeling educated about their disease and comfortable with the treatment plan we have developed together.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Factor Inhibitor
- Adult T Cell Leukemia
- Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
- Aids Related Malignancies
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Anemia Of Pregnancy
- Antithrombin Deficiency
- Aplastic Anemia
- Autoimmune Cytopenia
- Autoimmune Neutropenia (AIN)
- B12 Deficiency Anemia
- Bleeding Disorder
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Marrow Disorders
- Bone Marrow Fibrosis
- Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia
- Clonal Cytopenia Of Undetermined Significance
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Elevated Ferritin
- Erythrocytosis
- Evans Syndrome
- Factor Eight Disorder
- Factor V Leiden
- Hellp Syndrome
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia Inhibitors
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- High Iron
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis
- Lymphoma
- Lymphopenia
- Maternal Hematologic Disorders
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Myeloproliferative Diseases
- Neutropenia
- Neutrophilia
- Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Pancytopenia
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Pernicious Anemia
- Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
- Plasmacytoma
- Poems Syndrome
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
- Spherocytosis
- Splenomegaly
- Thalassemia
- Thalassemia Trait
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Blood Cancer Chemotherapy
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
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 EPO
- United Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Kaiser Signature
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Choice Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- D-SNP)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Golden Rule
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- I-SNP
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Fellowship Program: Montefiore Medical Center (2018)
Residency Program: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2015)
Medical School: UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School (2012)