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)
Clinical areas of focus
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer
- Brachytherapy
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cyberknife
- Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Intrafraction Tracking Motion
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Radiation Treatment
- Ovarian Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Testicular Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Uterine Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (1993)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (1990)
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1989)