About me
Dr. Rechache is a triple board-certified, fellowship-trained hematologist who specializes in treating patients with hematologic malignancies with a special expertise in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) and cellular immunotherapies.
He earned his medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland and completed his residency at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts. He completed fellowships in Hematology and Oncology at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
In addition to treating patients, he is an active researcher, most recently serving as a staff clinician/assistant research physician at the Center for Immuno-Oncology at NIH. Dr Rechache views research not as separate from patient care, but as a vital extension of the commitment to improve outcomes and offer hope where standard options may be limited. He has developed and overseen investigator-initiated early phase/first-in-human clinical trials at the National Cancer Institute/NIH. He has also served as associate program director, Cell Therapies, for the NIH Hematology/Oncology fellowship. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals.
When he is not working, he enjoys hiking, camping, soccer, and traveling.
Dr. Rechache is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Rechache’s philosophy of care centers on providing compassionate, personalized, evidence-based treatment to patients facing complex and often life-altering diagnoses. He believes in caring for the whole person — not just the disease — and walking alongside patients and their families through every stage of their journey.
He views the physician–patient relationship as a partnership built on trust, transparency, and mutual respect and is committed to clear and honest communication, ensuring that patients and their families feel informed and empowered. Dr. Rechache strives to ensure that every patient understands their diagnosis and options and feels supported in making informed decisions that align with their goals and values. He believes it is a profound privilege to care for patients during some of the most vulnerable times in their lives, and he approaches that responsibility with humility, compassion, and dedication.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
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
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cancers
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Transfusion Reactions
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Clotting Disorders
- Coagulopathy
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukocytosis (HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT)
- Leukopenia
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Platelet Disorders
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
Procedures I perform
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Amyloidosis Treatment
- Autologous Blood Donation
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Cancer Diagnosis
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Follicular Lymphoma Treatment
- Hematology Consultation
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tumor Marker Testing
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
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center-GME (2018)
Medical School: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons-Ireland (2014)