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