About me
Andrew Satinsky, MD, is an attending radiation oncologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and clinical director of the Radiation Oncology Center at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center.
A specialist in prostate cancer and lung cancer, Dr. Satinsky uses the very latest radiation oncology techniques and tools including proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, low- and high-dose rate gynecologic brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy/image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT/IGRT/ Rapid Arc), and CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plus CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Dr. Satinsky has been involved in research on a variety of radiation oncology-related issues. Active in his profession, Dr. Satinsky helps train new doctors as the chair of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Radiation Oncology Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee. He also serves as chair of the MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Cancer Committee, and is a member of the education committee.
Philosophy of Care
"At the MedStar Southern Maryland Radiation Oncology Center, we have a full team of experienced physicians, nurses, radiation therapists, and physicists who create a holistic approach to cancer care. Being on the grounds of MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center greatly improves the convenience of daily radiation treatments for our patients. We take great pride in not only our outstanding clinical outcomes and consistently excellent patient satisfaction scores but in our continuing ability to provide cancer care excellence to the Southern Maryland region."
Conditions Treated
- All adult cancers, including:
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Gynecologic cancers
- Breast cancer
- Others
Procedures Performed
- Proton therapy
- Permanent prostate brachytherapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- CyberKnife stereotactic cranial and body radiosurgery
- Low- and high-dose rate gynecologic brachytherapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy/image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT/IGRT/ Rapid Arc)
- CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery™ (SRS)
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Astrocytoma Tumors
- Bladder Cancer
- Brain And Spine Tumors
- Breast Cancer
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
- Cervical And Endometrial Cancers
- Cervical Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Endometrial Cancer
- Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Eye Cancer
- Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Glioma
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Keloid
- Kidney Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Malignant Carcinoid Tumor Of Colon
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ureter
- Meningioma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myxopapillary Ependymoma
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Oligodendroglioma
- Orbital Tumors
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Paranasal Sinus And Nasal Cavity Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Prostate Cancer
- Radiation Necrosis
- Radiation Toxicity
- Small Bowel Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy
- Balloon Breast Brachytherapy
- Brachytherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cyberknife
- External Beam Radiation Therapy
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Mammosite
- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Pencil Beam Proton Therapy
- Proton Beam Therapy
- Radiation Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer
- Radioembolization
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery
- Three Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
- Tomotherapy
- Unsealed Source Radiotherapy
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)"
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (1993)
Internship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1990)
Medical School: University of Chicago Hospitals (1989)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1989)