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Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Urology
Languages: Korean, English
202-877-7012
About me
Jonathan Hwang, MD, serves as Professor and Chair of Urology, Urologic Oncology and Robotic Prostatectomy, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Professor of Urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hwang has performed over 4,000 robotic surgeries including over 3,500 robotic prostatectomies to date, more than any other urologic surgeons in the DMV region.
Dr. Hwang earned his medical degree with an AOA honors distinction from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed residencies in Surgery and Urology at Boston University School of Medicine. He was a Clinical Fellow in the Urologic Oncology Branch at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Hwang is the Associate Editor of the Korean Journal of Urology and serves as a Scientific Reviewer for the Journal of Endourology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, Medical Science Monitor and Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program. He has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters for various urologic publications.
Under Dr. Hwang’s leadership, the Department of Urology has received America’s 100 Best Hopsitals for Prostate Surgery Award by Healthgrades in 2022 as well as “high performing” designation by U.S. News and World Report in 2020 and 2021.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Disorders
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatitis
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Abscess Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Diagnostic Excision
- Prostate Resection
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Prostatectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health (2003)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2001)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1995)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025