About me
Keith Kowalczyk, MD, is the Physician Executive Director, MedStar Health Urology and the Chair, Department of Urology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is board certified in urology, with training in urologic oncology and robotic-assisted surgery. He sees patients at MedStar's Pasquerilla Healthcare Center at MedStar Georgetown in Washington, D.C., as well as MedStar's clinic in Chevy Chase.
Dr. Kowalczyk treats a full range of urologic conditions, but focuses on kidney, testicular, bladder, and prostate cancers. While skilled in performing traditional open surgery, his special expertise is in robotic-assisted surgery, and he has performed hundreds of procedures using this technology.
Dr. Kowalczyk is one of the few urologic surgeons in the D.C. metro area with specific expertise and training in urologic robotic surgery for urologic cancers. For those not familiar with robotic surgery, the surgeon uses special instruments controlled through a robotic/computer console which allows increased range of motion and often more precision than traditional surgical instruments. The camera he uses provides 10 to 12 times more magnification than traditional cameras used in surgery.
With his experience in performing robotic surgery, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to perform a more precise surgery with generally fewer complications. Also, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to offer more options for certain high-risk patients, like obese men who need prostatectomy surgery as well as patients with large kidney masses who have been told their kidney requires removal. With the magnified view and precision of robotic surgery, these patients have the options of minimally invasive procedures and better outcomes.
Dr. Kowalczyk is also actively involved in health services research on cancer treatments, outcomes, and patterns and costs of care and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on these topics.
Clinical areas of focus
- Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Robotic Prostatectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Elevated Psa Levels
- Genitourinary Sarcoma
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Renal Pelvis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ureter
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Ureteral Cancer
- Urinary Tract Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Psa Testing
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Testicular Cancer
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4922Fax 877-625-1478
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2011)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
- Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Urology Residency Program (2015)
- Resident Teacher Award, Department of Urology. Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- String of Pearls Finalist, Best Resident Teacher, Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- 3rd Place, Resident Research Presentation, Washington Urologic Society (2008)