John Boldog Smirniotopoulos, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Vascular And Interventional Radiology, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology
Languages: English, French
About me
John Smirniotopoulos, MD, is a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is also an associate professor Radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Smirniotopoulos uses image guidance to perform innovative minimally-invasive treatments for a wide range of conditions, including percutaneous gallstone removal, portal hypertension, local/regional treatment of cancers, fibroids, enlarged prostates, and varicose veins.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos performs basivertebral nerve ablation (Intracept), an FDA-approved, minimally-invasive, outpatient procedure for patients with chronic lower back pain caused by fractures of the vertebral bodies. He also performs minimally-invasive gallstone removal. These procedures are new to the Washington, DC area and are something Dr. Smirniotopoulos uniquely offers to patients.
His treatment methods focus on the patient as a whole – not only treating their cause of pain. Dr. Smirniotopoulos helps patients truly understand their pain and dedicates himself to finding the best treatment plan for each patient to improve their overall health.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos has a clinical interest in interventional pain management and treating joint pain in the knees, hips, and shoulders via nerve ablation.
His research interests include the use and effectiveness of minimally-invasive gallstone removal and nerve ablation for joint pain.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2014. He then pursued an internship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, before heading to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he worked as a resident physician in radiology until 2019 and served as Chief Resident. In 2020, Dr. Smirniotopoulos completed his vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. From 2020 to 2021, Dr. Smirniotopoulos worked as an attending interventional radiologist and was an assistant professor of radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City prior to returning to Washington, D.C. to join the MedStar Health family as faculty.
As a respected interventional radiologist, Dr. Smirniotopoulos earned the Alexander Margulis Leadership Award and the Chief Resident Award from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Department of Radiology. He is currently a member of the Society of Interventional Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, Academic University of Radiologists, and American College of Physicians.
Dr. Smirniotopoulos is a Washington, D.C. native. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, who is also a MedStar Georgetown University Hospital physician.
Philosophy of Care
"My philosophy of care is guided by my alma mater’s, Georgetown University School of Medicine, tradition of Cura Personalis, or care of the whole person. When I meet with my patients, I'm learning about their condition in every sense, not just in the biological sense. I like to sit down with my patients and get to know them on a personal level and truly understand how the disease is impacting their life and what their healthcare goals are. I address all their concerns and I am with them every step of their medical journey. We work as a team and create an individualized plan.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arterial Blockage In Legs
- Atherosclerosis
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Blood Clots In Legs
- Colic In Infants
- Cyst Removal
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dialysis Access Creation And Maintenance
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Kidney Tumor Embolization
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lower Back Pain
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Nosebleeds
- Ovarian Vein Embolization
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Sacral Spine Fracture
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sacroiliitis
- Splanchnic Aneurysm
- Testicular Varicocele Embolization
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tips (TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT)
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
- Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Vertebral Fractures
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Of Osteoid Osteoma
- Angioplasty
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Atherectomy
- Bland Embolization
- Bleeding Ulcer Treatment
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Treatment
- Central Venous Stenting
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystometrogram
- Cystourethroscopy With Ureteral Stent Insertion
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dialysis
- Embolization For Bleeding
- Endometriosis Surgery
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Iliac Stenting
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Stenting
- Kidney Cancer Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Ligament Augmentation
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Microwave Ablation
- Nerve Block
- Ovarian Vein Embolization
- Pec Implants
- Pelvic Vein Embolization
- Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Fetal Atrial Septostomy
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Tumor Biopsy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Percutaneous Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Percutaneous Treatment Of Spider Veins
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Portal Vein Embolization
- Portal Vein Stenting
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Prostate Artery Embolization
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Superior Vena Cava Stenting
- Thrombolysis
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
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7503 Surratts Rd
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD, 20735
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
CCC Bldg Ground Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
18101 Prince Phillip Dr
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD, 20832
miles away
25500 Point Lookout Rd
MedStar St Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD, 20650
106 Irving St NW
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OA Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2019)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2014)