About me
Robert Henshaw, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in oncologic oncology, a field dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors. Such tumors are rare and include a wide variety of benign and malignant diseases such as bone sarcomas (such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma), soft tissue sarcomas (such as synovial sarcoma, liposarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma), as well as metastatic cancers affecting the extremities. As these diseases can occur at any age, Dr Henshaw routinely treats pediatric and adult patients, having operated on over 4000 tumor patients in Washington, D.C. Dr. Henshaw sees and treats patients from the entire mid-Atlantic region, along with referred patients from around the country and the world.
As an expert in limb salvage surgery, Dr Henshaw has introduces a variety of novel and cutting edge techniques and technology to the region. He specializes in minimally invasive biopsies, routinely using advanced diagnostic techniques to ensure proper diagnosis and staging of each patient. As leader of a dedicated multidisciplinary team of physicians, Dr. Henshaw creates personalized treatment plans for every patient in order to ensure the best possible functional and oncologic outcomes.
Dr. Henshaw is a professor of clinical orthopedics (orthopedic oncology) at Georgetown University and serves in a number of roles with MedStar Health, including vice chairman of orthopedic surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, chief of orthopaedic oncology at MedStar Georgetown Orthopaedics Institute and director of orthopaedic oncology of the Washington Cancer Institute. In addition, he is the director of orthopedic oncology at Children's National Medical Center, and is director of the musculoskeletal fellowship program at Georgetown University and is a consultant to the surgical branch of the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Henshaw has published or presented his research over 200 times. He's recognized as a top expert in orthopaedic oncology and listed as a "Top Doctor" by Castle Connolly and "Best Doctors in America" on www.bestdoctors.com. He is a member of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Connective Tissue Oncology Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Orthopedic Association, as well as a fellow of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Before studying medicine, Dr. Henshaw trained as a mechanical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working at the Orthopedic Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. After completing medical school at Tufts University, he trained as a resident in orthopedic surgery at UCLA, coming to Washington, D.C., for his fellowship. Now in his 25th year in D.C., he lives with his family in Alexandria, VA.
Dr. Henshaw was the first surgeon in the Washington-Baltimore area to use the Repiphysis, a non-invasive expandable prosthesis for children with bone cancer. He was the first surgeon in the world to perform a specialized reconstruction of the femur using a custom-designed metal implant to replace the bone between the hip and knee, sparing both joints as well as the growth plates, allowing the bone to grow normally as the patient ages. He has introduced minimally invasive techniques for bone biopsy as well as radiofrequency ablation for bone tumors, and specializes in cryosurgical ablation of bone tumors. Dr Henshaw has helped design multiple custom implants using 3D printed technology for unique skeletal reconstructions following tumor resection. He is also the primary investigator for a number of ongoing clinical trials for musculoskeletal tumors based at MedStar Health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Cancer Of The Upper Limb
- Bone Graft
- Cancer Of The Peritoneum
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Melanoma Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment
- Osteochondroma
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Salvage Surgery
- Skeletal Reconstruction
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Angiosarcoma
- Arthropathy
- Benign Bone Tumor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Cancer Of The Upper Limb
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bone Discontinuity Of The Femur
- Bone Disorders Of The Hip
- Bone Sarcoma
- Bone Sarcoma Of The Arm
- Bone Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Of The Peritoneum
- Enchondroma
- Femur Fracture Due To Bone Cancer
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Fracture Of The Tibia Due To Bone Cancer
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Liposarcoma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage Of Limbs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Carcinoma To Bone
- Muscle Calcification And Ossification
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Osteochondroma
- Osteochondropathies
- Skull Base Tumor
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Unicameral Bone Cyst
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Arthroplasty
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Graft
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cartilage Excision
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Excision Of Bone Cyst
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision Of Malignant Tumor Of The Hand
- Excision Of Right Tibia
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor Pelvis
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor, Foot Or Toe
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor, Upper Arm Or Elbow
- Excision Or Curettage, Radius Or Olecranon Process
- Excision, Neurofibroma Or Neurolemmoma
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue, Or Vascular Malformation, Of Hand Or Finger
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Femur Excision
- Femur Fracture Stabilization
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Distraction
- Hip Osteotomy Revision
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Treatment With Intramedullary Implant
- Knee Injection
- Knee Realignment
- Knee Replacement
- Left Hip Replacement
- Leg Muscle Excision
- Leg Muscle Transfer
- Leg Tumor Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Arm Skin Excision
- Malignant Tumor Resection
- Melanoma Resection
- Metastatic Bone Disease Treatment
- Microsurgical Reconstruction Of The Upper Limb
- Muscle Flap
- Prosthesis Removal With Debridement And Synovectomy
- Proximal Humerus Prophylactic Treatment
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radical Resection Of Tumor
- Radical Resection Of Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Upper Arm Or Elbow Area
- Radical Resection, Humerus
- Radical Tumor Resection
- Removal Of Hip Prosthesis
- Removal Of Synthetic Substitute From Knee Joint
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- Resection Of Soft Tissue Tumor
- Revision Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Revision Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Right Hip Replacement
- Right Pelvic Bone Excision
- Salvage Surgery
- Shoulder Arthroplasty Revision
- Skeletal Reconstruction
- Thumb Amputation
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Vascularized Bone Graft
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
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1997)
Residency: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (1995)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1990)
Awards
- Listed by Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” and “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer”
- Recognized in America’s Best Physicians by the National Consumer Advisory Board
- Vitals Patient’s Choice Award
- Listed in “Best Doctors in America”
- Recognized by WHC “Our Celebrated Physicians” campaign
- Listed in Virginia Living Magazine Best Doctors
- Listed in The Washington Post magazine, Top Doctors
- AMA Physician Recognition Award with Commendation
- Listed in “America’s Top Oncologists” by Consumers’ Research Council of America
- Recipient of the Nurses’ Choice Physician Collaboration Award, Washington Hospital Center
- Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons”, by Consumers’ Research Council of America
- Listed in Northern Virginias Top Doctors