John Boldog Smirniotopoulos, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Vascular And Interventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology
Languages: French, English
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
- Femoral Stenting
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gonadal Vein Embolization
- Iliac Stenting
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- 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
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of An Artery
- Superior Vena Cava Stenting
- Thrombolysis
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Uterine Artery Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Device Care
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
7503 Surratts Rd MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Clinton, MD, 20735
301-877-4772Fax 301-877-3518
18101 Prince Phillip Dr MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8650miles away
106 Irving St NW MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-9729Fax 301-209-5616
25500 Point Lookout Rd MedStar St Mary's Hospital Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-6399Fax 240-434-7248
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
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)