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