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