About me
Matthew Witek, MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist, director of Proton Therapy at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Professor of Radiation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Witek is a leading expert in radiation oncology, specializing in treating patients with cancers of the central nervous systems, base of skull, head and neck, and skin. He has a special interest in advanced radiation technologies and treatment approaches that minimize treatment side effects and improve patient outcomes. Dr. Witek uses advanced proton therapy technology with HYPERSCAN™. MedStar Georgetown is the first and most experienced center in the Washington, D.C. area to offer this cutting-edge treatment.
Dr. Witek has a very active head and neck research program. Areas of particular interest to Dr. Witek include radiographic biomarkers to guide therapy intensity, advanced technologies to limit normal tissue toxicity, and biomarkers to guide treatment approaches. His efforts have led to the completion of two investigator-initiated trials, serving as a co-principal investigator on an international cooperative group study, leadership positions within a number of radiation therapy collaborative groups, and the publication of 50 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Witek’s areas of clinical and research expertise include:
- Central nervous system cancers
- Cancers of the tongue, mouth, and throat
- Brain tumors
- Tumors near the base of the skull
- Chordomas
- Oropharynx cancer
- Brain metastases
- Meningiomas
- Glioblastomas
- Radiographic and biologic biomarkers
- Skin cancers
Dr. Witek received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his residency training in radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and an advanced radiation therapy fellowship at the University of Maryland.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Witek is committed to working with patients to determine appropriate therapy options for their individual circumstances. He is dedicated to maintaining patient involvement throughout the treatment process and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to establish care plans and optimize patient outcomes.
Dr. Witek sees patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW Lower Level (LL) Bles Bldg, Washington, DC 20007, and MedStar Health Neurosurgery at Clinton, 10401 Hospital Dr., Ste.101, Clinton, MD 20735.
Clinical areas of focus
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adrenal Tumor
- Angiosarcoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Metastasis
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Cervical Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Glioblastoma
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Hodgkin Disease
- Kidney Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Metastases
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melanoma
- Meningioma
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Metastatic Cancer
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Osteoarthritis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skin Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Cancer
- Spinal Metastases
- Stomach Cancer
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Brachytherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Cyberknife
- Head And Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Prostate Cancer
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Dosimetry Calculation
- Radiation Therapy
- Special Dosimetry
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Therapeutic Radiology Simulation
- Total Body Irradiation
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2014)
Internship: Lankenau Hospital (2010)
Graduate: Thomas Jefferson University (2005)