About me
Joshua Reuss, MD, is a thoracic medical oncologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Dr. Reuss specializes in lung cancer, mesothelioma, and thymoma. His research focuses on incorporating novel concepts and groundbreaking science to develop innovative clinical trials that advance the care of patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma. He has a particular interest in collaborating with scientific investigators to develop studies that help improve our understanding of the response and resistance mechanisms to immunotherapy in lung cancer and mesothelioma, as well as to develop trials that incorporate novel therapies that overcome immunotherapy resistance. He received the Young Investigator Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in 2019 for his research.
Dr. Reuss earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Brandeis University and his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia’s Department of Medicine. He subsequently completed a fellowship in the Department of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laparoscopy
- Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Thoracoscopy
- Thymoma Treatment
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Arthrocentesis
- Autopsy Pathology Examination
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Density Scan
- Breast Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chemotherapy Port Placement
- Cholecystectomy
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Computed Tomography
- Cyst Decortication
- Disease Management Education
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fluid Cytology
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Genetic Counseling
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Imiquimod Treatment
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Laparoscopy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Laser Therapy
- Liquid Biopsy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Microwave Ablation
- Molecular Tumor Board
- Multidisciplinary Team Care
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Pericardial Mesothelioma Treatment
- Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment
- Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment
- Pleurectomy
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Pulmonary Embolization
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Metastasis Treatment
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Testicular Mesothelioma Treatment
- Thoracoscopy
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transplant Critical Care Surgery
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Wedge Resection
- Whole-Exome Sequencing
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-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center (2017)
Medical School: University of Rochester (2014)
Awards
- Research Award Recipient, 3rd Annual EGFR Resisters Research Summit, 2021
- Selected Participant, Journal of Clinical Oncology – Precision Oncology Trainee Reviewer Mentoring Program, 2022
- Selected Participant, FDA-ASCO Hematology and Oncology Fellows Day Workshop, 2019
- Young Investigator Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2019
- Visiting Fellow, Investigational Drug Branch - Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program of the NCI, 2019
- Best Fellows Abstract Oral Presentation, IASLC Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer Meeting, 2019
- Selected Participant, ASCO/AACR Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop, 2018