About me
Keith Kowalczyk, MD, is the Physician Executive Director, MedStar Health Urology and the Chair, Department of Urology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is board certified in urology, with training in urologic oncology and robotic-assisted surgery. He sees patients at MedStar's Pasquerilla Healthcare Center at MedStar Georgetown in Washington, D.C., as well as MedStar's clinic in Chevy Chase.
Dr. Kowalczyk treats a full range of urologic conditions, but focuses on kidney, testicular, bladder, and prostate cancers. While skilled in performing traditional open surgery, his special expertise is in robotic-assisted surgery, and he has performed hundreds of procedures using this technology.
Dr. Kowalczyk is one of the few urologic surgeons in the D.C. metro area with specific expertise and training in urologic robotic surgery for urologic cancers. For those not familiar with robotic surgery, the surgeon uses special instruments controlled through a robotic/computer console which allows increased range of motion and often more precision than traditional surgical instruments. The camera he uses provides 10 to 12 times more magnification than traditional cameras used in surgery.
With his experience in performing robotic surgery, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to perform a more precise surgery with generally fewer complications. Also, Dr. Kowalczyk is able to offer more options for certain high-risk patients, like obese men who need prostatectomy surgery as well as patients with large kidney masses who have been told their kidney requires removal. With the magnified view and precision of robotic surgery, these patients have the options of minimally invasive procedures and better outcomes.
Dr. Kowalczyk is also actively involved in health services research on cancer treatments, outcomes, and patterns and costs of care and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on these topics.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Kidney Cancer
- Nephrectomy
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostatectomy
- Retroperitoneal Tumor Removal
- Robotic Adrenalectomy
- Robotic Nephroureterectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Robotic Surgery
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Cancer Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4922Fax 877-625-1478
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
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2011)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2005)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
- Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Urology Residency Program (2015)
- Resident Teacher Award, Department of Urology. Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- String of Pearls Finalist, Best Resident Teacher, Georgetown University Hospital (2010)
- 3rd Place, Resident Research Presentation, Washington Urologic Society (2008)