Tara K Suntum, MD,MS| Pediatric Hematology Oncology

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

Biological Targeted Therapy
Bone Sarcoma
Cancer Survivor
Ewings Sarcoma
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Musculoskeletal Tumor
Osteosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sarcoma

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

Abdominal Pain
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Adamantinoma
Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Anaplastic Cancer Of Thyroid
Anemia
Anemia Of Chronic Disease
Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma
Angiosarcoma
Antithrombin Deficiency
Aplastic Anemia
Askin's Tumor
Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
B12 Deficiency Anemia
Back Pain
Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
Bleeding Disorder
Blood Cancer
Blood Clotting Disorder
Blood Disorders
Bone Cyst
Bone Marrow Disorders
Bone Sarcoma
Bone Tumor
Brain Neoplasms
Burkitt Lymphoma
Cancer
Cancer Pain
Cancer Related Fatigue
Cancer Survivor
Cardiac Sarcoma
Cardio Oncology
Cervical Teratoma
Chondrosarcoma
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Pain
Clear Cell Sarcoma
Cloves Syndrome
Composite Hemangioendothelioma
Cooley Anemia
Cryoglobulinemia
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protruberans
Desmoid Tumors
Desmoplastic Small Cell Tumor
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
Dyskeratosis Congenita
Dysmenorrhea
Ectomesenchymoma
Egfr Mutation
Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
Epithelioid Sarcoma
Ewings Sarcoma
Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor
Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma
Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma
Factor Eight Disorder
Factor Nine Deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Familial Aplastic Anemia
Fanconi Anemia
Fibrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma Of The Head & Neck
Follicular Cancer Of Thyroid
Germ Cell Tumor
Germinoma
Giant Cell Tumor Of The Bone
Glioma
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Granulation Cell Sarcoma
Head And Neck Tumors
Headache
Hemochromatosis
Hemoglobinopathies
Hemolytic Anemia
Hemolytic Disease Of The Fetus
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hemophilia
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Hereditary Cancer Risk
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Histiocytosis
Hypercoagulable State
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
Intimal Sarcoma
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Irregular Menstruation
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Kasabach Merritt Phenomenon (KMP)
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Leiomyosarcoma
Leukemia
Leukopenia
Li Fraumeni Syndrome
Liposarcoma
Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Lymphoma
Lymphopenia
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
Malignant Glomus Tumor
Malignant Granular Cell Tumor
Malignant Mesenchymoma
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
Malignant Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor
Malignant Schwannoma
Malignant Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
Malnutrition
Medullary Cancer Of Thyroid
Menorrhagia
Menstrual Disorders
Musculoskeletal Tumor
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Myeloproliferative Diseases
Myoepithelioma/Mixed Tumor Of Soft Tissue
Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
Myxofibrosarcoma
Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
Nephroblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neurofibrosarcoma
Neuronal Glial Tumors
Neutropenia
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Odontogenic Tumors
Optic Pathway Glioma
Oral Complications Of Cancer
Oral Lesions
Osteosarcoma
Pancytopenia
Papillary Cancer Of Thyroid
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Pediatric Cancer
Pernicious Anemia
Petechiae
Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytomas
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycythemia
Porphyria
Pulmonary Metastases
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Purpura
Radiation Associated Sarcomas
Retiform Hemangioendothelioma
Retinoblastoma
Retroperitoneal Mass
Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Rh Incompatibility
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
Sarcoma
Sarcoma Botryoides
Sarcoma Of The Lung
Scoliosis
Secondary Polycythemia
Severe Congenital Neutropenia
Sickle Cell Disease
Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Spindle Cell Sarcoma
Splenic Sequestration
Splenomegaly
Sports Related Injury
Submucosal Tumors
Sweat Gland Carcinoma
Synovial Sarcoma
Tectal Glioma
Teratogen Exposure
Thalassemia
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytosis
Thrombophilia
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Tracheal Cancer
Unclassified Sarcoma
Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Undifferentiated Sarcoma
Venous Occlusive Crisis
Von Willebrand Disease
Weight Loss

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Procedures I perform

Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Biological Targeted Therapy
Brain Cancer Genomics
Cancer Chemotherapy
Cancer Genomics
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chemoradiation
Early Detection Of Cancer
Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Genomics
Genitourinary Cancer Genomics
Head And Neck Cancer Genomics
Leukemia Genomics
Liver Cancer Genomics
Lymphoma Genomics
Melanoma Genomics
Pancreatic Cancer Genomics
Renal Cancer Genomics
Sarcoma Genomics
Skin Cancer Genomics

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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-7599

Fax 202-444-8817

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Fax 202-444-8817

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