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
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
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