About me
Jennifer Rosen, MD, FACS is Chief of Endocrine Surgery and Vice Chair for Research of the Department of Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She serves on the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program Committee of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) and sits as a representative of the College to the Commission on Cancer (COC), a program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). She has been active on numerous committees of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and serves as Endocrine Section Editor for the Journal of Surgical Oncology. For more than five years, Dr. Rosen served as The Laszlo N. Tauber Assistant Professor of Surgery and Molecular Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine.
Dr. Rosen specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the endocrine glands, including the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal. In addition to surgical techniques, Dr. Rosen works closely with endocrinologists, nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists in order to determine proper testing as well as the best treatment options for each patient.
Dr. Rosen received her undergraduate degree fromthe University of Pennsylvania and her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Medical College. She then completed her residency training in general surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center before completing her fellowship training in surgical oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Her clinical interests include treating patients with complex, advanced or recurrent endocrine disease and improving patient outcomes through the use of clinical studies and tailored treatment. Her research interests include bringing in new technology and tools for diagnosing thyroid nodules as well as discriminating cancerous nodules from benign nodules. Dr. Rosen has previously patented tools that are now being used at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is currently interested in improving genetic studies in order to predict thyroid cancer in individuals as well as putting together large national databases to look at what improves survival in patients with thyroid cancer.
Dr. Rosen's practice utilizes laparoscopic approaches to procedures of the adrenal gland and minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery techniques. She also uses nerve monitoring, intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurements, intraoperative ultrasound and 4D-CT scan for localization of abnormal parathyroid glands. These techniques allow Dr. Rosen to offer more precise surgical procedures through smaller, less invasive incisions.
When not advocating for the development of the research infrastructure at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Rosen enjoys spending time with her three children, gardening, knitting, practicing yoga and traveling.
"Every patient has their own story and their own history. We do our best to take care of each patient as a unique individual by tailoring their care to them. My goal is for my patients to feel very comfortable asking me questions. I aim to build strong relationships with my patients through my caring and compassionate nature as well as my ability to empathize. We have a wonderful office staff that is great at getting patients through all of their care. I also continue to see my patients through their care after surgery and make sure that they are taken care of.
I joined an academic practice because I believe that it's not only important to practice, but to teach. The ability to communicate to my patients and help them understand their diagnosis and treatment is something I take great pride in. I am always available to answer questions from referring physicians. I practice in a group with two wonderful colleagues, and we hold multiple CME events. I enjoy working with my referring physicians to familiarize themselves with my philosophy of care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Mass
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Lobectomy
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroidectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Cyst
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Cushing Syndrome
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Pelvic Organ Injury
- Phakomatoses
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cysts
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
- West Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disease Treatment
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Surgery
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Endocrine Tumor Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) Treatment
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Goiter Treatment
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Lobectomy
- Neuroendocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Parotid Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Gland Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prolactinoma Treatment
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Lymphoma Treatment
- Thyroid Metastasis Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-3158Fax 202-877-3108
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2418
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute (2005)
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center (2002)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025