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