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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25500 Point Lookout Rd
2nd Fl
Leonardtown, MD, 20650
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
5530 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 950
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred 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)