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Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Urology
Languages: English, Korean
202-877-7012
About me
Jonathan Hwang, MD, serves as Professor and Chair of Urology, Urologic Oncology and Robotic Prostatectomy, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Professor of Urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hwang has performed over 4,000 robotic surgeries including over 3,500 robotic prostatectomies to date, more than any other urologic surgeons in the DMV region.
Dr. Hwang earned his medical degree with an AOA honors distinction from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed residencies in Surgery and Urology at Boston University School of Medicine. He was a Clinical Fellow in the Urologic Oncology Branch at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Hwang is the Associate Editor of the Korean Journal of Urology and serves as a Scientific Reviewer for the Journal of Endourology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, Medical Science Monitor and Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program. He has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters for various urologic publications.
Under Dr. Hwang’s leadership, the Department of Urology has received America’s 100 Best Hopsitals for Prostate Surgery Award by Healthgrades in 2022 as well as “high performing” designation by U.S. News and World Report in 2020 and 2021.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Disorders
- Prostatectomy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Abscess Treatment
- Prostate Brachytherapy
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Diagnostic Excision
- Prostate Resection
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Prostatectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
1133 21st St NW
Ste 601
Washington, DC, 20036
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 Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- POS OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health (2003)
Residency: Boston University Medical Center (2001)
Internship: Boston University Medical Center (1997)
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1995)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025