Theresa Lynne Harrington Stukus, ANPBC NP| Family Medicine, Hematology and Oncology | 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
- Ear Tube Insertion
- 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
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: George Mason University (2002)